High Diversity of Tick-associated Microbiota from Five Tick Species in Yunnan, China
Ticks are obligate blood-sucking vectors for multiple zoonotic diseases. In this study, tick samples were collected from Yunnan Province, China, which is well-known as the “Global Biodiversity Hotspot” in the world. This study aimed to clarify the microbial populations, including pathogens, associat...
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| author | Jie Zhang Xue-Bing Ni Zi-Yun Chen Yun Zhang Ran Wei Zheng-Da Gong Dai-Yun Zhu Xiao-Ming Cui Zong-Ti Shao Hong-Bo Liu Yu-Qiong Li Jian Wang Zi-Hou Gao Xing-De Duan Hang Jiang Jia-Fu Jiang Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam En-Jiong Huang Na Jia Chun-Hong Du |
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| description | Ticks are obligate blood-sucking vectors for multiple zoonotic diseases. In this study, tick samples were collected from Yunnan Province, China, which is well-known as the “Global Biodiversity Hotspot” in the world. This study aimed to clarify the microbial populations, including pathogens, associated with ticks and to identify the diversity of tick-borne microbiota in this region. The 16S rRNA full-length sequencing from pooled tick DNA samples and PCR amplification of pathogenic genera from individual samples were performed to understand tick-associated microbiota in this region. A total of 191 adult ticks of 5 tick species were included and revealed 11 phyla and 126 genera bacteria, including pathogenic Anaplasma , Ehrlichia , Candidatus Neoehrlichia, Rickettsia , Borrelia , and Babesia . Further identification suggested that Rickettsia sp. YN01 was a variant strain of Rickettsia spp. IG-1, but Rickettsia sp. YN02 and Rickettsia sp. YN03, were potentially two new SFGR species. This study revealed the complexity of ecological interactions between host and microbe and provided insight for the biological control of ticks. A high microbial diversity in ticks from Yunnan was identified, and more investigation should be undertaken to elucidate the pathogenicity in the area. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7d83cb3803c84a2da0ba4befcfc537a82025-08-20T02:36:06ZengCompuscript LtdZoonoses2737-74662737-74742023-07-013196710.15212/ZOONOSES-2023-0005High Diversity of Tick-associated Microbiota from Five Tick Species in Yunnan, ChinaJie ZhangXue-Bing NiZi-Yun ChenYun ZhangRan WeiZheng-Da GongDai-Yun ZhuXiao-Ming CuiZong-Ti ShaoHong-Bo LiuYu-Qiong LiJian WangZi-Hou GaoXing-De DuanHang JiangJia-Fu JiangTommy Tsan-Yuk LamEn-Jiong HuangNa JiaChun-Hong DuTicks are obligate blood-sucking vectors for multiple zoonotic diseases. In this study, tick samples were collected from Yunnan Province, China, which is well-known as the “Global Biodiversity Hotspot” in the world. This study aimed to clarify the microbial populations, including pathogens, associated with ticks and to identify the diversity of tick-borne microbiota in this region. The 16S rRNA full-length sequencing from pooled tick DNA samples and PCR amplification of pathogenic genera from individual samples were performed to understand tick-associated microbiota in this region. A total of 191 adult ticks of 5 tick species were included and revealed 11 phyla and 126 genera bacteria, including pathogenic Anaplasma , Ehrlichia , Candidatus Neoehrlichia, Rickettsia , Borrelia , and Babesia . Further identification suggested that Rickettsia sp. YN01 was a variant strain of Rickettsia spp. IG-1, but Rickettsia sp. YN02 and Rickettsia sp. YN03, were potentially two new SFGR species. This study revealed the complexity of ecological interactions between host and microbe and provided insight for the biological control of ticks. A high microbial diversity in ticks from Yunnan was identified, and more investigation should be undertaken to elucidate the pathogenicity in the area.https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/ZOONOSES-2023-0005 |
| spellingShingle | Jie Zhang Xue-Bing Ni Zi-Yun Chen Yun Zhang Ran Wei Zheng-Da Gong Dai-Yun Zhu Xiao-Ming Cui Zong-Ti Shao Hong-Bo Liu Yu-Qiong Li Jian Wang Zi-Hou Gao Xing-De Duan Hang Jiang Jia-Fu Jiang Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam En-Jiong Huang Na Jia Chun-Hong Du High Diversity of Tick-associated Microbiota from Five Tick Species in Yunnan, China Zoonoses |
| title | High Diversity of Tick-associated Microbiota from Five Tick Species in Yunnan, China |
| title_full | High Diversity of Tick-associated Microbiota from Five Tick Species in Yunnan, China |
| title_fullStr | High Diversity of Tick-associated Microbiota from Five Tick Species in Yunnan, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | High Diversity of Tick-associated Microbiota from Five Tick Species in Yunnan, China |
| title_short | High Diversity of Tick-associated Microbiota from Five Tick Species in Yunnan, China |
| title_sort | high diversity of tick associated microbiota from five tick species in yunnan china |
| url | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/ZOONOSES-2023-0005 |
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