Bartonella-Like DNA Detected in Ixodes tasmani Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) Infesting Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Victoria, Australia
IME Vilcins, M Kosoy, JM Old… - Vector-Borne and …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
IME Vilcins, M Kosoy, JM Old, EM Deane
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2009•liebertpub.comA total of 42 ticks comprising Ixodes tasmani (n= 41) and Ixodes trichosuri (n= 1) were
collected from wild koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) at the Koala Convention Centre, Philip
Island, Victoria, Australia and screened for the presence of Bartonella using the target gene
gltA. Bartonella-like DNA was detected in 4 of the 19 pooled tick samples (21%). All positive
ticks were male. Analysis of partial sequences for the gltA gene indicated the presence of a
Bartonella-related species similar to that reported in another Ixodid species. This is the first …
collected from wild koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) at the Koala Convention Centre, Philip
Island, Victoria, Australia and screened for the presence of Bartonella using the target gene
gltA. Bartonella-like DNA was detected in 4 of the 19 pooled tick samples (21%). All positive
ticks were male. Analysis of partial sequences for the gltA gene indicated the presence of a
Bartonella-related species similar to that reported in another Ixodid species. This is the first …
Abstract
A total of 42 ticks comprising Ixodes tasmani (n = 41) and Ixodes trichosuri (n = 1) were collected from wild koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) at the Koala Convention Centre, Philip Island, Victoria, Australia and screened for the presence of Bartonella using the target gene gltA. Bartonella-like DNA was detected in 4 of the 19 pooled tick samples (21%). All positive ticks were male. Analysis of partial sequences for the gltA gene indicated the presence of a Bartonella-related species similar to that reported in another Ixodid species. This is the first report of Bartonella-like organisms in a native Australian marsupial.
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