Molecular Characterization of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Jiangxi Province: A High Prevalence of <i>Rickettsia</i>, <i>Anaplasma</i> and <i>Ehrlichia</i> in <i>Rhipicephalus microplus</i> in Cattle from Ganzhou City, China.

ABSTRACT: Rickettsia, Anaplasma, and Ehrlichia species are emerging tick-borne pathogens that cause zoonotic diseases, including rickettsiosis, anaplasmosis, and ehrlichiosis in both human and animal populations. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of these pathogens in cattle-associated ticks from Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China. Through molecular characterization using multilocus sequence analysis (16S rRNA, gltA, groEL, and ompA genes), we analyzed 392 Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected from March to September in 2022. The PCR results showed that eight Rickettsiales bacteria were detected, including two species of Rickettsia (51/392, 13.0%), four species of Anaplasma (52/392, 13.3%), and two species of

SUBMITTER: He J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12389721 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature