Liolaemus lizards (Squamata: Liolaemidae) as hosts for the nymph of Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae), with notes on Rickettsia infection
Adults of Amblyomma parvitarsum are common ectoparasites of South American camelids of the genera Lama and Vicugna, occuring in highlands of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and also in Argentinean Patagonia. Whereas larval stages of this tick are known to feed on small lizards, host records for the...
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| author | Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian Tarragona, Evelina Luisa Martins, Thiago F. Burgos-Gallardo, Freddy Nava, Santiago Labruna, Marcelo B. González-Acuña, Daniel Martín, Claudia Melisa |
| author_browse | Burgos-Gallardo, Freddy González-Acuña, Daniel Labruna, Marcelo B. Martins, Thiago F. Martín, Claudia Melisa Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian Nava, Santiago Tarragona, Evelina Luisa |
| author_facet | Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian Tarragona, Evelina Luisa Martins, Thiago F. Burgos-Gallardo, Freddy Nava, Santiago Labruna, Marcelo B. González-Acuña, Daniel Martín, Claudia Melisa |
| author_sort | Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian |
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| description | Adults of Amblyomma parvitarsum are common ectoparasites of South American camelids of the genera Lama and Vicugna, occuring in highlands of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and also in Argentinean Patagonia. Whereas larval stages of this tick are known to feed on small lizards, host records for the nymphal instar have remained unreported. Supported by morphological and molecular analyses, herein we report A. parvitarsum nymphs parasitizing two Liolaemus species (Reptilia: Squamata) in the Andean Plateau of Argentina and Chile. Additionally, by a PCR screening targetting gltA and ompA genes, DNA of Rickettsia was detected in one of the collected nymphs. Obtained sequences of this agent were identical to a recent Rickettsia sp. described infecting adults of this tick species in Chile and Argentina. |
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| spelling | INTA9162020-04-13T14:09:23Z Liolaemus lizards (Squamata: Liolaemidae) as hosts for the nymph of Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae), with notes on Rickettsia infection Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian Tarragona, Evelina Luisa Martins, Thiago F. Burgos-Gallardo, Freddy Nava, Santiago Labruna, Marcelo B. González-Acuña, Daniel Martín, Claudia Melisa Amblyomma Rickettsia Infección Huéspedes Infection Hosts Amblyomma parvitarsum Liolaemus lizards Adults of Amblyomma parvitarsum are common ectoparasites of South American camelids of the genera Lama and Vicugna, occuring in highlands of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and also in Argentinean Patagonia. Whereas larval stages of this tick are known to feed on small lizards, host records for the nymphal instar have remained unreported. Supported by morphological and molecular analyses, herein we report A. parvitarsum nymphs parasitizing two Liolaemus species (Reptilia: Squamata) in the Andean Plateau of Argentina and Chile. Additionally, by a PCR screening targetting gltA and ompA genes, DNA of Rickettsia was detected in one of the collected nymphs. Obtained sequences of this agent were identical to a recent Rickettsia sp. described infecting adults of this tick species in Chile and Argentina. EEA Rafaela Fil: Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil Fil: Tarragona, Evelina Luisa. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina Fil: Martins, Thiago F. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil Fil: Nava, Santiago. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Labruna, Marcelo B. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil Fil: González-Acuña, Daniel. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias; Chile Fil: Martín, Claudia Melisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy; Argentina 2017-08-07T18:10:45Z 2017-08-07T18:10:45Z 2016 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/916 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10493-016-0071-0 0168-8162 (Print) 1572-9702 (Online) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-016-0071-0 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Argentina (nation) Experimental and applied acarology 70 (2) : 253-259. (2016) |
| spellingShingle | Amblyomma Rickettsia Infección Huéspedes Infection Hosts Amblyomma parvitarsum Liolaemus lizards Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian Tarragona, Evelina Luisa Martins, Thiago F. Burgos-Gallardo, Freddy Nava, Santiago Labruna, Marcelo B. González-Acuña, Daniel Martín, Claudia Melisa Liolaemus lizards (Squamata: Liolaemidae) as hosts for the nymph of Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae), with notes on Rickettsia infection |
| title | Liolaemus lizards (Squamata: Liolaemidae) as hosts for the nymph of Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae), with notes on Rickettsia infection |
| title_full | Liolaemus lizards (Squamata: Liolaemidae) as hosts for the nymph of Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae), with notes on Rickettsia infection |
| title_fullStr | Liolaemus lizards (Squamata: Liolaemidae) as hosts for the nymph of Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae), with notes on Rickettsia infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Liolaemus lizards (Squamata: Liolaemidae) as hosts for the nymph of Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae), with notes on Rickettsia infection |
| title_short | Liolaemus lizards (Squamata: Liolaemidae) as hosts for the nymph of Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae), with notes on Rickettsia infection |
| title_sort | liolaemus lizards squamata liolaemidae as hosts for the nymph of amblyomma parvitarsum acari ixodidae with notes on rickettsia infection |
| topic | Amblyomma Rickettsia Infección Huéspedes Infection Hosts Amblyomma parvitarsum Liolaemus lizards |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/916 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10493-016-0071-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-016-0071-0 |
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