First Detection of <i>Wolbachia</i> in Namibian Bird Ectoparasites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) with a Description of New Quill Mite Species
<i>Wolbachia</i> is a common intracellular bacterial genus that infects numerous arthropods and filarial nematodes. In arthropods, it typically acts as a reproductive parasite, leading to various phenotypic effects such as cytoplasmic incompatibility, parthenogenesis, feminization, or ma...
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| author | Eliza Glowska-Patyniak Katarzyna Kaszewska-Gilas Izabella Laniecka Julia Olechnowicz Kamila Ostrowska Wiktoria Dmuchowska Brian K. Schmidt Jan Hubert Artur Trzebny |
| author_facet | Eliza Glowska-Patyniak Katarzyna Kaszewska-Gilas Izabella Laniecka Julia Olechnowicz Kamila Ostrowska Wiktoria Dmuchowska Brian K. Schmidt Jan Hubert Artur Trzebny |
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| description | <i>Wolbachia</i> is a common intracellular bacterial genus that infects numerous arthropods and filarial nematodes. In arthropods, it typically acts as a reproductive parasite, leading to various phenotypic effects such as cytoplasmic incompatibility, parthenogenesis, feminization, or male-killing. Quill mites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) are a group of bird parasites that have recently attracted increasing interest due to the detection of unique phylogenetic lineages of endosymbiotic bacteria and potentially pathogenic taxa. Our study used an unbiased 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing approach to examine several populations of Namibian quill mites for the presence of bacteria that could affect their biology. We detected <i>Wolbachia</i> in two mite populations collected from two species of larks. However, we did not find any other endosymbiotic bacteria or any that could be of epidemiological importance. Since the mite taxa we tested were previously unknown to science, we conducted comprehensive morphological and molecular systematic analyses on them. Our research revealed two new quill mite species of the genus <i>Syringophilopsis</i> Kethley, 1970 which parasitize three sub-Saharan alaudids, i.e., <i>Syringophilopsis erythrochlamys</i> sp. n. from the dune lark <i>Calendulauda erythrochlamys</i> (Strickland, HE) and <i>S. christinae</i> sp. n. from the Karoo long-billed lark <i>Certhilauda subcoronata</i> (Smith) and spike-heeled lark <i>Chersomanes albofasciata</i> (de Lafresnaye, NFAA). In addition, we provided the African reed warbler <i>Acrocephalus baeticatus</i> (Vieillot, LJP) as a new host for <i>S. acrocephali</i> Skoracki, 1999. Our study expands the knowledge on parasite diversity and provides new insights into <i>Wolbachia</i> infection among quill mites in Africa. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2c66ae7e7e984e7c8d714769e04614912025-01-10T13:13:54ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152024-12-011515210.3390/ani15010052First Detection of <i>Wolbachia</i> in Namibian Bird Ectoparasites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) with a Description of New Quill Mite SpeciesEliza Glowska-Patyniak0Katarzyna Kaszewska-Gilas1Izabella Laniecka2Julia Olechnowicz3Kamila Ostrowska4Wiktoria Dmuchowska5Brian K. Schmidt6Jan Hubert7Artur Trzebny8Department of Animal Morphology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Animal Morphology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Animal Morphology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandMolecular Biology Techniques Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Animal Morphology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Animal Morphology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandDivision of Birds, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 116, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USACrop Research Institute, Drnovska 507/73, 6-Ruzyne, CZ-16106 Prague, Czech RepublicMolecular Biology Techniques Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, Poland<i>Wolbachia</i> is a common intracellular bacterial genus that infects numerous arthropods and filarial nematodes. In arthropods, it typically acts as a reproductive parasite, leading to various phenotypic effects such as cytoplasmic incompatibility, parthenogenesis, feminization, or male-killing. Quill mites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) are a group of bird parasites that have recently attracted increasing interest due to the detection of unique phylogenetic lineages of endosymbiotic bacteria and potentially pathogenic taxa. Our study used an unbiased 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing approach to examine several populations of Namibian quill mites for the presence of bacteria that could affect their biology. We detected <i>Wolbachia</i> in two mite populations collected from two species of larks. However, we did not find any other endosymbiotic bacteria or any that could be of epidemiological importance. Since the mite taxa we tested were previously unknown to science, we conducted comprehensive morphological and molecular systematic analyses on them. Our research revealed two new quill mite species of the genus <i>Syringophilopsis</i> Kethley, 1970 which parasitize three sub-Saharan alaudids, i.e., <i>Syringophilopsis erythrochlamys</i> sp. n. from the dune lark <i>Calendulauda erythrochlamys</i> (Strickland, HE) and <i>S. christinae</i> sp. n. from the Karoo long-billed lark <i>Certhilauda subcoronata</i> (Smith) and spike-heeled lark <i>Chersomanes albofasciata</i> (de Lafresnaye, NFAA). In addition, we provided the African reed warbler <i>Acrocephalus baeticatus</i> (Vieillot, LJP) as a new host for <i>S. acrocephali</i> Skoracki, 1999. Our study expands the knowledge on parasite diversity and provides new insights into <i>Wolbachia</i> infection among quill mites in Africa.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/1/52<i>Wolbachia</i>quill mitesbird parasitesmolecular taxonomy16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencingCOI |
| spellingShingle | Eliza Glowska-Patyniak Katarzyna Kaszewska-Gilas Izabella Laniecka Julia Olechnowicz Kamila Ostrowska Wiktoria Dmuchowska Brian K. Schmidt Jan Hubert Artur Trzebny First Detection of <i>Wolbachia</i> in Namibian Bird Ectoparasites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) with a Description of New Quill Mite Species Animals <i>Wolbachia</i> quill mites bird parasites molecular taxonomy 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing COI |
| title | First Detection of <i>Wolbachia</i> in Namibian Bird Ectoparasites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) with a Description of New Quill Mite Species |
| title_full | First Detection of <i>Wolbachia</i> in Namibian Bird Ectoparasites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) with a Description of New Quill Mite Species |
| title_fullStr | First Detection of <i>Wolbachia</i> in Namibian Bird Ectoparasites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) with a Description of New Quill Mite Species |
| title_full_unstemmed | First Detection of <i>Wolbachia</i> in Namibian Bird Ectoparasites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) with a Description of New Quill Mite Species |
| title_short | First Detection of <i>Wolbachia</i> in Namibian Bird Ectoparasites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) with a Description of New Quill Mite Species |
| title_sort | first detection of i wolbachia i in namibian bird ectoparasites acariformes syringophilidae with a description of new quill mite species |
| topic | <i>Wolbachia</i> quill mites bird parasites molecular taxonomy 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing COI |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/1/52 |
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