Korean J Parasitol.
2018 Aug;56(4):365-370. 10.3347/kjp.2018.56.4.365.
Molecular Identification of Bartonella melophagi and Wolbachia Supergroup F from Sheep Keds in Xinjiang, China
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- 1College of Animal Science, Tarim University, Aral 843300, China. zhaolidky@126.com
- 2Key Laboratory of Tarim Animanl Husbandry Science and Technology of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps, Aral 843300, China.
- 3College of Veterinary, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhhot 010018, China.
- 4Animal Loimia Controlling and Diagnostic Center of Aksu Region, Aksu 843000, China.
- 5Animal husbandry and veterinary workstations of Barkol kazak autonomous county, Kumul 839200, China.
- KMID: 2420321
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2018.56.4.365
Abstract
- To confirm that Bartonella and Wolbachia were carried by sheep keds (Melophagus ovinus) in southern Xinjiang of China, 17 M. ovinus samples, which were collected in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, were randomly selected. In this study, the Bartonella gltA and Wolbachia 16S rRNA gene were amplified through conventional PCR and the sequence of those amplified products, were analyzed. The results demonstrated that Bartonella was carried by all of the 17 sheep keds and Wolbachia was carried by 15 out of them. Bartonella was identified as B. melophagi. Three strains of Wolbachia were supergroup F and 1 strain has not been confirmed yet. It is the first report about Wolbachia supergroup F was found in sheep keds and provided the molecular evidence that B. melophagi and Wolbachia supergroup F were carried by sheep keds in Aksu Prefecture of southern Xinjiang, China. The 2 pathogens were found in sheep keds around Taklimakan Desert for the first time.
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