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Isolation of Rickettsia, Rickettsiella, and Spiroplasma from Questing Ticks in Japan Using Arthropod Cells
| Title: | Isolation of Rickettsia, Rickettsiella, and Spiroplasma from Questing Ticks in Japan Using Arthropod Cells |
| Authors: | Thu, May June Browse this author | | Qiu, Yongjin Browse this author | | Kataoka-Nakamura, Chikako Browse this author | | Sugimoto, Chihiro Browse this author | | Katakura, Ken Browse this author | | Isoda, Norikazu Browse this author | | Nakao, Ryo Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | arthropods | | isolation | | Rickettsia | | Rickettsiella | | Spiroplasma | | symbionts |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2019 |
| Publisher: | Mary Ann Liebert |
| Journal Title: | Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases |
| Volume: | 19 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| Start Page: | 474 |
| End Page: | 485 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1089/vbz.2018.2373 |
| Abstract: | Ticks are blood-sucking ectoparasites that transmit zoonotic pathogens to humans and animals. Ticks harbor not only pathogenic microorganisms but also endosymbionts. Although some tick endosymbionts are known to be essential for the survival of ticks, their roles in ticks remain poorly understood. The main aim of this study was to isolate and characterize tick-borne microorganisms from field-collected ticks using two arthropod cell lines derived from Ixodes scapularis embryos (ISE6) and Aedes albopictus larvae (C6/36). A total of 170 tick homogenates originating from 15 different tick species collected in Japan were inoculated into each cell line. Bacterial growth was confirmed by PCR amplification of 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) of eubacteria. During the 8-week observation period, bacterial isolation was confirmed in 14 and 4 samples using ISE6 and C6/36 cells, respectively. The sequencing analysis of the 16S rDNA PCR products indicated that they were previously known tick-borne pathogens/endosymbionts in three different genera: Rickettsia, Rickettsiella, and Spiroplasma. These included four previously validated rickettsial species namely Rickettsia asiatica (n = 2), Rickettsia helvetica (n = 3), Rickettsia monacensis (n = 2), and Rickettsia tamurae (n = 3) and one uncharacterized genotype Rickettsia sp. LON (n = 2). Four isolates of Spiroplasma had the highest similarity with previously reported Spiroplasma isolates: Spiroplasma ixodetis obtained from ticks in North America and Spiroplasma sp. Bratislava 1 obtained from Ixodes ricinus in Europe, while two isolates of Rickettsiella showed 100% identity with Rickettsiella sp. detected from Ixodes uriae at Grimsey Island in Iceland. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on successful isolation of Rickettsiella from ticks. The isolates obtained in this study can be further analyzed to evaluate their pathogenic potential in animals and their roles as symbionts in ticks. |
| Rights: | Final publication is available from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2018.2373 |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/78725 |
| Appears in Collections: | 獣医学院・獣医学研究院 (Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 中尾 亮
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