Molecular detection of various rickettsiae in mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) in southern Jeolla Province, Korea

被引：42

作者：

Choi, Yeon-Joo

Lee, Eun-Mi

Park, Jin-Mi

Lee, Kyung-Min

Han, Seung-Hoon

Kim, Jae-Kwon

Lee, Seung-Hyun

Song, Hyeon-Je

Choi, Myung-Sik

Kim, Ik-Sang

Park, Kyung-Hee

Jang, Won-Jong

机构：

[1] Konkuk Univ, Coll Med, Dept Microbiol, Choongbuk 380701, South Korea

[2] Konkuk Univ, Inst Biomed Sci & Technol, Seoul 143701, South Korea

[3] Jeollanam Do Inst Hlth & Environm, Div Microbiol, Kwangju 502810, South Korea

[4] Seoul Natl Univ, Coll Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Seoul 110799, South Korea

[5] Inst Endem Dis, Seoul 110799, South Korea

来源：

MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY | 2007年 / 51卷 / 03期

关键词：

rickettsia; mite; molecular detection;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1348-0421.2007.tb03912.x

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

This study revealed the presence of various rickettsial agents in mites from wild rodents collected in Southern Jeolla Province, Korea, by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequence analysis of a partial citrate synthase and rickettsia outer membrane protein B genes. Rickettsial agents closely related to the Rickettsia species TwKM02, R. australis, and the Rickettsia species Cf15 were successfully identified in this study, for the first time in Korea, and R. japonica, R. akari, R. conorii, R. felis, and R. typhi were also detected, as previously described. The data presented in this paper extend knowledge on the geographic distribution of SFG rickettsiae in eastern Asia and it may necessary to consider the role of mites in rickettsial transmission.

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