Broad-range survey of vector-borne pathogens and tick host identification of Ixodes ricinus from Southern Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00027162%3A_____%2F17%3AN0000123" target="_blank" >RIV/00027162:_____/17:N0000123 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60077344:_____/17:00482910 RIV/60076658:12310/17:43895717

Result on the web

<a href="https://academic.oup.com/femsec/article-abstract/93/11/fix129/4331634?redirectedFrom=fulltext" target="_blank" >https://academic.oup.com/femsec/article-abstract/93/11/fix129/4331634?redirectedFrom=fulltext</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fix129" target="_blank" >10.1093/femsec/fix129</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Broad-range survey of vector-borne pathogens and tick host identification of Ixodes ricinus from Southern Czech Republic

Original language description

Ixodes ricinus ticks are vectors of numerous human and animal pathogens. They are host generalists able to feed on more than 300 vertebrate species. The prevalence of tick-borne pathogens is influenced by host-vector-pathogen interactions that results in spatial distribution of infection risk. Broad-range polymerase chain reaction electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) was used to analyze 435 I. ricinus nymphs from four localities in the south of the Czech Republic for the species identification of tick-borne pathogens. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato spirochetes were the most common pathogen detected in the ticks; 21% of ticks were positive for a single genospecies and 2% were co-infected with two genospecies. Other tick-borne pathogens detected included Rickettsia helvetica (3.9%), R. monacensis (0.2%), Anaplasma phagocytophilum (2.8%), Babesia venatorum (0.9%), and Ba. microti (0.5%). The vertebrate host of the ticks was determined using PCR followed by reverse line blot hybridization from the tick's blood-meal remnants. The host was identified for 61% of ticks. DNA of two hosts was detected in 16% of samples with successful host identification. The majority of ticks had fed on artiodactyls (50.7%) followed by rodents (28.6%) and birds (7.8%). Other host species were wild boar, deer, squirrels, field mice and voles.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10606 - Microbiology

Project

<a href="/en/project/LO1218" target="_blank" >LO1218: Healthy animal as a source of wholesome food</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

ISSN

0168-6496

e-ISSN

1574-6941

Volume of the periodical

93

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

fix129

UT code for WoS article

000416389100007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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