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Diversity of Babesia Infecting European sheep ticks (Ixodes ricinus).


ABSTRACT: Questing Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) adult and nymphal ticks collected in various parts of Slovenia were tested for the presence of babesial parasites with a PCR assay based on the nuclear small subunit rRNA gene (nss-ribosomal DNA [rDNA]). Thirteen of 135 ticks were found to contain babesial DNA. Sequence determination and analysis of amplified portions of nss-rDNA revealed their identity with Babesia microti and a high degree of homology with Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens. The results of this study represent the first genetic evidence of B. microti and B. divergens-like parasites in I. ricinus ticks in Europe.

SUBMITTER: Duh D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC88357 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Diversity of Babesia Infecting European sheep ticks (Ixodes ricinus).

Duh D D   Petrovec M M   Avsic-Zupanc T T  

Journal of clinical microbiology 20010901 9


Questing Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) adult and nymphal ticks collected in various parts of Slovenia were tested for the presence of babesial parasites with a PCR assay based on the nuclear small subunit rRNA gene (nss-ribosomal DNA [rDNA]). Thirteen of 135 ticks were found to contain babesial DNA. Sequence determination and analysis of amplified portions of nss-rDNA revealed their identity with Babesia microti and a high degree of homology with Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens. The r  ...[more]

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