Ixodes persulcatus,a major vector of Alphaproteobacteria in Russia |
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| Authors: | Stanislav Shpynov |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Irkutsk State Agrarian University named by A.A. Ezhevsky, Irkutsk, Russia;2. Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia;3. Science Center of Family Health Problems and Human Reproduction, Irkutsk, Russia;4. Irkutsk State Medical University of Ministry of Health of Russia, Irkutsk, Russia;5. Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Irkutsk region, Irkutsk, Russia;6. Research Institute of Biomedical Technology of Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia;7. Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czechia;8. Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, ?eské Budějovice, Czechia;1. Department of Virology, National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia;2. Department of Gene Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia;3. Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonotic Science Center (ZSC), Uppsala University, Sweden;4. Department of Zoology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia;5. Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation;6. University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation;1. Federal Service on Customers’ Rights Protection and Human Well-being Surveillance in the Altai Republic, 649000 Gorno-Altaisk, Russia;2. FSBI “Scientific Health Centre for Family and Human Reproduction” SB RAMS, 664025 Irkutsk, Russia;3. Irkutsk State Medical University of Healthcare of Russian Federation, 664003 Irkutsk, Russia;1. Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation;2. Scientific Center of Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems, SB RAMS, Irkutsk, Russian Federation;3. Khabarovsk Antiplague Station, Khabarovsk, Russian Federation |
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| Abstract: | Ixodes persulcatus Schulze, 1930 (I. persulcatus) is distributed from the western to the eastern borders of Russia where it is found in the taiga and in mixed forests of the European type. This tick is a known vector of viral (tick-borne encephalitis virus), spirochetal (Borrelia spp.), and protozoan (Babesia spp.) agents. In this work, we analyzed the phylogenetic position of I. persulcatus within the Prostriata based on its 18S rRNA gene. Furthermore, we review the relationship of this tick with 9 Alphaproteobacteria from the genera Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma which are found in I. persulcatus in the territory of Russia. These observations suggest that I. persulcatus may be one of the more important vectors and reservoirs of Alphaproteobacteria and other microorganisms in Russia. |
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