Detection of DNA of `Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' and Spiroplasma sp. in Unfed Ticks Collected from Vegetation in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Yojiro SHIMADA²  Masaru OKUDA³  Yoshimi SAKATA¹  Kazuhito ITAMOTO³  Shoko TAROURA³  Hiroko HIRAOKA³  Hisashi INOKUMA⁴  Malaika WATANABE³  Takako MIYAMA³ 

[1] Merial Japan Ltd.;Nippon Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.;Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University;Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

关键词: `Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum';    Spiroplasma sp.;    tick;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.67.1277

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(17)Cited-By(8)DNA fragments of `Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum', a feline heamobartonella pathogen, were detected from unfed Ixodes ovatus collected from vegetation in Hokkaido, Fukushima and Yamaguchi Prefectures, and unfed Haemaphysalis flava in Yamaguchi Prefecture. This finding suggests that ixodid tick is a possible vector of `C. Mycoplasma haemominutum'. Spiroplasma DNA was also detected from unfed I. ovatus in Hokkaido, Fukushima and Yamaguchi Prefectures. The analysis of nucleotides sequence suggested that this Spiroplasma was distinct from registered species.

【 授权许可】

Unknown