Distant genetic variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum from Ixodes ricinus attached to people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the tick-borne pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum is currently described as a single species, studies using genetic markers can distinguish groups of variants associated with different hosts, pathogenicity, zoonotic potential and biotic and geographic niches. The objective of our study was to investigate the genetic diversity of A. phagocytophilum and Ixodes ricinus ticks attached to people.

Methods

In collaboration with a commercial diagnostic company, a total of 52 DNA samples were obtained from ticks that tested positive for A. phagocytophilum by quantitative PCR. The genetic profile of each sample was determined using the groEL and ankA genes. Identification of the tick species was confirmed by partial sequencing of the COI subunit and a portion of th

SUBMITTER: Lesiczka PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9976488 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature