[螺旋体与吸血节肢动物；热带病理学展望]

[Spiroplasmas and hematophagous arthropods; prospects in tropical pathology].

作者信息

Chastel C, Abalain-Colloc M L, Gilot B, Le Goff F, Gruffaz R, Simitzis A M

出版信息

Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales. 1985;78(5 Pt 2):769-79.

Abstract

Spiroplasmas are original wall-free prokaryotes which exhibit motility and a helical shape although lacking any cell wall or motile apparatus. They are known by phytopathologists because some of them are responsible for severe arthropod-borne plant diseases, such as Spiroplasma citri, the etiologic agent of "citrus stubborn disease". Other spiroplasmas are pathogenic for a number of insects: drosophila, bees and beetles. More recently spiroplasmas were also isolated from ticks, mosquitoes, horse-flies and deer-flies opening a new chapter in medical pathology. These agents are of possible great significance in Tropical Medicine.

摘要

螺旋体是原始的无细胞壁原核生物，尽管没有任何细胞壁或运动器官，但仍表现出运动性和螺旋状形态。植物病理学家对它们有所了解，因为其中一些会导致严重的节肢动物传播的植物疾病，例如柑橘螺旋体，即“柑橘僵化病”的病原体。其他螺旋体对许多昆虫具有致病性：果蝇、蜜蜂和甲虫。最近，还从蜱、蚊子、马蝇和鹿蝇中分离出螺旋体，这在医学病理学上开启了新篇章。这些病原体在热带医学中可能具有重大意义。