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Parasites & Vectors ; 9(1): 1-7, Nov, 2016. ilus, tab
Article in English | Sec. Est. Saúde SP, SESSP-SUCENPROD, Sec. Est. Saúde SP | ID: biblio-1065150

ABSTRACT

Continuous culture of tick cell lines has proven a valuable asset in isolating and propagating several different vector-borne pathogens, making it possible to study these microorganisms under laboratory conditions and develop serological tests to benefit public health. We describe a method for effective, cost- and labor-efficient isolation and propagation of Rickettsia raoultii using generally available laboratory equipment and Rhipicephalus microplus cells, further demonstrating the usefulness of continuous tick cell lines. R. raoultii is one of the causative agents of tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA) and is, together with its vector Dermacentor reticulatus, emergingin novel regions of Europe, giving rise to an increased threat to general public health...


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Animals , Dermacentor/classification , Dermacentor/growth & development , Dermacentor/genetics , Rickettsia/classification , Rickettsia/genetics , Rickettsia/isolation & purification
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J Med Entomol ; 35(3): 277-88, 1998 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9615547

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The genus Dermacentor is represented by 12 species in the New World. We sequenced a 300-bp portion of the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal DNA gene for 28 individual ticks representing 9 of these species and analyzed their phylogenetic relationships. Maximum parsimony, distance (neighbor-joining), and maximum likelihood were all used to resolve tree topologies. Eleven specimens of Dermacentor hunteri Bishopp representing populations across the tick's entire geographic range showed negligible genetic variation, with only single base-pair differences between each of 5 haplotypes. We found high degrees of bootstrap support (66-86%) for monophyly of the genus, but variable support for monophyly of species within the genus. D. hunteri, D. occidentalis Marx, and D. variabilis (Say) each resolved as a monophyletic taxon (79-99% support). D. andersoni Stiles and D. parumapertus Neumann formed a paraphyletic clade (99% support). D. albipictus Packard showed substantial intraspecific variation and warrants further investigation. D. imitans Warburton was distinct from all other Dermacentor spp. on all trees.


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Dermacentor/classification , Dermacentor/genetics , Animals , Base Sequence , DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics , Evolution, Molecular , Genetic Variation , Male , Mexico , Molecular Sequence Data , Nucleic Acid Conformation , Phylogeny , Polymerase Chain Reaction , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sequence Alignment , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid , Southwestern United States
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