Orkun Ömer, Karaer Zafer
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Exp Appl Acarol. 2018 Feb;74(2):201-205. doi: 10.1007/s10493-018-0219-1. Epub 2018 Jan 27.
Nymphs and larvae belonging to Ixodes spp. were collected from a red fox in Turkey. The ticks were identified morphologically and molecularly (16S rDNA PCR and phylogenetic analysis) as I. kaiseri. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses show that our I. kaiseri isolate is very similar to I. kaiseri isolates collected from Germany, Serbia, Romania, and Hungary. Therefore, the existence of I. kaiseri has been demonstrated for the first time in Turkey. More studies relating to the regional distribution and vectorial competence of I. kaiseri are needed.
从土耳其的一只赤狐身上采集到了属于硬蜱属的若虫和幼虫。通过形态学和分子学方法(16S rDNA PCR和系统发育分析)将这些蜱鉴定为凯氏硬蜱。序列和系统发育分析表明,我们分离出的凯氏硬蜱与从德国、塞尔维亚、罗马尼亚和匈牙利采集到的凯氏硬蜱分离株非常相似。因此,首次在土耳其证实了凯氏硬蜱的存在。需要开展更多关于凯氏硬蜱区域分布和传播能力的研究。