从狗身上采集的蓖麻硬蜱体内的亨氏巴尔通体。

Bartonella henselae in Ixodes ricinus ticks removed from dogs.

作者信息

Podsiadly Edyta, Chmielewski Tomasz, Sochon Elzbieta, Tylewska-Wierzbanowska S

机构信息

National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland.

出版信息

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2007 Summer;7(2):189-92. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2006.0587.

DOI:10.1089/vbz.2006.0587

PMID:17627437

Abstract

Bartonella spp. is an etiologic agent of vector-borne infections. Bartonella spp. was searched for in adult Ixodes ricinus ticks removed from dogs and cats using specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequence analysis of gltA gene. Bartonella henselae DNA was detected in 5 of 102 tested ticks. All PCR-positive ticks were removed from dogs. Four of were engorged, one was unfed. The data demonstrate that B. henselae is able to inhabit ticks. This is the first report about the existence of B. henselae in ticks removed from dogs. It is, however, an open issue that needs further investigation if ticks consist a new competent vector involved in transmission of bartonellosis.

摘要

巴尔通体属是媒介传播感染的病原体。使用特异性聚合酶链反应（PCR）和gltA基因序列分析，在从狗和猫身上采集的成年蓖麻硬蜱中寻找巴尔通体属。在102只检测的蜱中，有5只检测到了亨氏巴尔通体DNA。所有PCR阳性的蜱均采自狗。其中4只为饱血蜱，1只为未进食蜱。数据表明，亨氏巴尔通体能够寄生于蜱。这是关于从狗身上采集的蜱中存在亨氏巴尔通体的首次报告。然而，蜱是否构成巴尔通体病传播的新的有效媒介，这是一个需要进一步研究的开放性问题。