Two novel Ehrlichia strains detected in Amblyomma tigrinum ticks associated to dogs in peri-urban areas of Argentina

The aim of this work was to describe two novel strains of Ehrlichia associated to Amblyomma tigrinum from Argentina. Molecular detection of agents belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae was performed targeting three different loci: 16S rRNA gene, dsb gene and a fragment of groESL heat shock operon....

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Autores principales: Cicuttin, Gabriel L., de Salvo, María Nazarena, Nava, Santiago
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Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147957117300553
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2792
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2017.07.001
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author Cicuttin, Gabriel L.
de Salvo, María Nazarena
Nava, Santiago
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description The aim of this work was to describe two novel strains of Ehrlichia associated to Amblyomma tigrinum from Argentina. Molecular detection of agents belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae was performed targeting three different loci: 16S rRNA gene, dsb gene and a fragment of groESL heat shock operon. The results have shown that two different strains of Ehrlichia sp. associated to A. tigrinum are circulating in peri-urban areas of Argentina. The Ehrlichia strain detected in ticks from San Luis Province, named as Ehrlichia sp. strain San Luis, is closely related to the Ehrlichia chaffeensis. The novel Ehrlichia strain detected in Córdoba Province, named as Ehrlichia sp. strain Córdoba, is phylogenetically related to three Ehrlichia strains from Brazil, two of them isolated from wild carnivorous and the third one isolated from horse. Even though Ehrlichia sp. strain Córdoba was clustered with the three Ehrlichia strains from Brazil, the genetic similarity was too low to consider them as the same taxonomic entity. Blood samples of dogs were positive to Anaplasma platys. The association of these two novel strains with A. tigrinum has epidemiological relevance because adult stages of this tick species are common parasite of dogs in rural and peri-urban areas and they are aggressive to humans. The presence of these two novel Ehrlichia strains implies a potential epidemiological risk in Argentina because the species of the genus Ehrlichia are known to be pathogenic to both domestic mammals and humans.
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spelling INTA27922018-07-16T14:42:21Z Two novel Ehrlichia strains detected in Amblyomma tigrinum ticks associated to dogs in peri-urban areas of Argentina Cicuttin, Gabriel L. de Salvo, María Nazarena Nava, Santiago Ehrlichia Plagas de Animales Amblyomma Perro Pests of Animals Periurban Areas Dogs Amblyomma tigrinum Garrapatas Argentina Areas Periurbanas The aim of this work was to describe two novel strains of Ehrlichia associated to Amblyomma tigrinum from Argentina. Molecular detection of agents belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae was performed targeting three different loci: 16S rRNA gene, dsb gene and a fragment of groESL heat shock operon. The results have shown that two different strains of Ehrlichia sp. associated to A. tigrinum are circulating in peri-urban areas of Argentina. The Ehrlichia strain detected in ticks from San Luis Province, named as Ehrlichia sp. strain San Luis, is closely related to the Ehrlichia chaffeensis. The novel Ehrlichia strain detected in Córdoba Province, named as Ehrlichia sp. strain Córdoba, is phylogenetically related to three Ehrlichia strains from Brazil, two of them isolated from wild carnivorous and the third one isolated from horse. Even though Ehrlichia sp. strain Córdoba was clustered with the three Ehrlichia strains from Brazil, the genetic similarity was too low to consider them as the same taxonomic entity. Blood samples of dogs were positive to Anaplasma platys. The association of these two novel strains with A. tigrinum has epidemiological relevance because adult stages of this tick species are common parasite of dogs in rural and peri-urban areas and they are aggressive to humans. The presence of these two novel Ehrlichia strains implies a potential epidemiological risk in Argentina because the species of the genus Ehrlichia are known to be pathogenic to both domestic mammals and humans. EEA Rafaela Fil: Cicuttin, Gabriel L. Buenos Aires (Argentina). Ministerio de Salud. Instituto de Zoonosis Luis Pasteur.; Argentina Fil: de Salvo, María Nazarena. Buenos Aires (Argentina). Ministerio de Salud. Instituto de Zoonosis Luis Pasteur.; Argentina Fil: Nava, Santiago. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2018-07-16T13:57:34Z 2018-07-16T13:57:34Z 2017-08 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147957117300553 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2792 0147-9571 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2017.07.001 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 53 : 40-44 (August 2017)
spellingShingle Ehrlichia
Plagas de Animales
Amblyomma
Perro
Pests of Animals
Periurban Areas
Dogs
Amblyomma tigrinum
Garrapatas
Argentina
Areas Periurbanas
Cicuttin, Gabriel L.
de Salvo, María Nazarena
Nava, Santiago
Two novel Ehrlichia strains detected in Amblyomma tigrinum ticks associated to dogs in peri-urban areas of Argentina
title Two novel Ehrlichia strains detected in Amblyomma tigrinum ticks associated to dogs in peri-urban areas of Argentina
title_full Two novel Ehrlichia strains detected in Amblyomma tigrinum ticks associated to dogs in peri-urban areas of Argentina
title_fullStr Two novel Ehrlichia strains detected in Amblyomma tigrinum ticks associated to dogs in peri-urban areas of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Two novel Ehrlichia strains detected in Amblyomma tigrinum ticks associated to dogs in peri-urban areas of Argentina
title_short Two novel Ehrlichia strains detected in Amblyomma tigrinum ticks associated to dogs in peri-urban areas of Argentina
title_sort two novel ehrlichia strains detected in amblyomma tigrinum ticks associated to dogs in peri urban areas of argentina
topic Ehrlichia
Plagas de Animales
Amblyomma
Perro
Pests of Animals
Periurban Areas
Dogs
Amblyomma tigrinum
Garrapatas
Argentina
Areas Periurbanas
url https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147957117300553
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2792
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2017.07.001
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