Korean J Parasitol.
2021 Oct;59(5):489-496. 10.3347/kjp.2021.59.5.489.
Microbiome of Haemaphysalis longicornis Tick in Korea
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- 1Department of Environmental Medical Biology, Institute of Tropical Medicine and Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea
- 3Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea
- KMID: 2522055
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2021.59.5.489
Abstract
- Ticks can transmit pathogenic bacteria, protozoa, and viruses to humans and animals. In this study, we investigated the microbiomes of Haemaphysalis longicornis according to sex and life stages. The Shannon index was significantly higher for nymphs than adult ticks. Principal coordinates analysis showed that the microbiome composition of female adult and male adult ticks were different. Notably, Coxiella-like bacterium (AB001519), known as a tick symbiont, was found in all nymphs and female adult ticks, but only one out of 4 male adult ticks had Coxiella-like bacterium (AB001519). In addition, Rickettsia rickettsii, Coxiella burnetii, and Anaplasma bovis were detected in this study.
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