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Metatranscriptomic virome assessment of Rhipicephalus microplus from Colombia.
Gómez, Giovan F; Isaza, Juan P; Segura, Juan A; Alzate, Juan F; Gutiérrez, Lina A.
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  • Gómez GF; Grupo Biología de Sistemas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia. Electronic address: giovan.gomez@upb.edu.co.
  • Isaza JP; Grupo Biología de Sistemas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.
  • Segura JA; Grupo Biología de Sistemas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.
  • Alzate JF; Grupo de Parasitología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Nacional de Secuenciación Genómica - CNSG, Sede de Investigación Universitaria - SIU, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.
  • Gutiérrez LA; Grupo Biología de Sistemas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis ; 11(5): 101426, 2020 09.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32473925
Ticks (Ixodida) are hematophagous ectoparasites that harbor and transmit diverse species of viruses, some of which cause serious diseases with worldwide veterinary and human health consequences. Rhipicephalus microplus is an important cattle tick in Colombia, where it causes significant economic losses. Despite the importance of this tick, its viral profile is unknown. RNA sequencing was used in this study as a surveillance method for virus detection in R. microplus. Most of the viral origin contigs were assigned to two putative viruses: one chuvirus (Wuhan tick virus 2) and one phlebovirus-like (Lihan tick virus). In addition, viral contigs corresponding to two jingmenviruses previously reported in R. microplus from China and Brazil were detected, as well as a novel putative tymovirus, named here as Antioquia tymovirus-like 1 (ATV-like 1). The presence of some of these viruses across numerous regions in the world could have several explanations, including i) a long-term association between those viruses and R. microplus and ii) a consequence of livestock historical trade. Our results shed new light on the virus diversity of this tick species and provide a basis for further studies on the evolutionary history and pathogenic potential of these interesting viruses.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Rhipicephalus / Viroma Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: Ticks Tick Borne Dis Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Rhipicephalus / Viroma Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: Ticks Tick Borne Dis Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos