Metagenomic Profiling of Viruses Associated with Rhipicephalus microplus Ticks in Yunnan Province, China.

ABSTRACT: Ticks are well known as vectors of many viruses which usually do great harm to human and animal health. Yunnan Province, widely covered by flourishing vegetation and mainly relying on farming husbandry, is abundant with Rhipicephalus microplus ticks. Therefore, it is of great significance to characterize the viral profile present in R. microplus parasitizing on cattle in Yunnan Province. In this study, a total of 7387 R. microplus ticks were collected from cattle and buffalo in the northwest and southeast areas of Yunnan Province from 2015 to 2017. We investigated the virome of R. microplus using next-generation sequencing (NGS) and the prevalence of important identified viruses among tick groups by RT-PCR. It revealed the presence of diverse virus concerning chu-, rhabdo-, phlebo-, flavi-

SUBMITTER: Shi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8379324 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature