The Tick Microbiome: The “Other Bacterial Players” in Tick Biocontrol DOI Creative Commons
L. Paulina Maldonado-Ruiz

Microorganisms, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(12), P. 2451 - 2451

Published: Nov. 28, 2024

Hard ticks (family Ixodidae) are one of the most predominant arthropod disease vectors worldwide, second only to mosquitoes. In addition harboring animal and human pathogens, known carry a microbial community constituted non-pathogenic organisms, which includes maternally inherited intracellular endosymbionts other environmentally acquired extracellular microorganisms. These communities, include bacteria, viruses, protozoans, fungi—with often commensal, mutualistic, or parasitic associations with tick—comprise tick microbiome, bacteria being studied community. Many bacterial taxa frequently reported in soil, plant, animal-associated microbes, suggesting many acquired, including members entomopathogenic potential, such as Bacillus thuringiensis, spp., Pseudomonas spp. It has been that composition can impact pathogen persistence, dissemination, fitness ticks. United States, Ixodes scapularis (northeast) I. pacificus (west) Borrelia burgdorferi, causal agent Lyme disease. Amblyomma americanum is another important vector U.S. becoming an increasing concern it leading cause alpha-gal syndrome (AGS, red meat allergy). This condition caused by bites containing galactose alpha 1,3 (alpha-gal) epitope their saliva. this paper, we present summary endosymbiotic (here referred non-endosymbiotic community). We will focus on from discuss potential for novel biocontrol strategies.

Language: Английский

Coxiella burnetii in ticks, livestock, pets and wildlife: A mini-review DOI Creative Commons
Seyma S. Celina, Jiří Černý

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Nov. 11, 2022

Coxiella burnetii is a zoonotic bacterium with an obligatory intracellular lifestyle and has worldwide distribution. the causative agent of Q fever in humans coxiellosis animals. Since its discovery 1935, it been shown to infect wide range animal species including mammals, birds, reptiles, arthropods. infection public veterinary health economic concern due potential for rapid spread highly infectious nature. Livestock are primary source C. most outbreaks which occurs mainly through inhalation contaminated particles. Aside from livestock, many cases linked exposure wildlife. Changes dynamics human-wildlife interactions may lead increased risk interspecies transmission contribute emergence/re-emergence fever. Although airborne, ticks act as vectors play important role natural cycle among wild vertebrates livestock. In this review, we aim compile available information on vectors, domestic, hosts , highlight their bacterial reservoirs .

Language: Английский

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Paradigms in tick evolution DOI
Ben J. Mans

Trends in Parasitology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 39(6), P. 475 - 486

Published: April 14, 2023

Language: Английский

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Rickettsial pathogens drive microbiota assembly in Hyalomma marginatum and Rhipicephalus bursa ticks DOI Creative Commons
Apolline Maître,

Alejandra Wu‐Chuang,

Lourdes Mateos‐Hernández

et al.

Molecular Ecology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 32(16), P. 4660 - 4676

Published: June 27, 2023

Abstract Most tick‐borne pathogens (TBPs) are secondarily acquired by ticks during feeding on infected hosts, which imposes ‘priority effect’ constraints, as arrival order influences the establishment of new species in a microbial community. Here we tested whether once acquired, TBPs contribute to bacterial microbiota functioning increasing community stability. For this, used Hyalomma marginatum and Rhipicephalus bursa collected from cattle different locations Corsica combined 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing co‐occurrence network analysis, with high‐throughput pathogen detection, silico removal nodes test for impact rickettsial properties. Despite its low centrality, Rickettsia showed preferential connections networks, notably keystone taxon H. , suggesting facilitation colonisation taxon. In addition, conserved patterns assembly both tick were affected removal, that privileged networks make this driver assembly. However, had minor ‘core microbiota’ R. . Interestingly, two have similar node centrality distribution, property is lost after drives specific hierarchical interactions between microbes microbiota. The study indicates play significant role microbiota, despite their centrality. These bacteria influential conservation while also promoting

Language: Английский

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Bacterial Agents Detected in 418 Ticks Removed from Humans during 2014–2021, France DOI Creative Commons

Marie Jumpertz,

Jacques Sevestre, Léa Luciani

et al.

Emerging infectious diseases, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 29(4), P. 701 - 710

Published: March 29, 2023

Monitoring of tickborne diseases is critical for prevention and management. We analyzed 418 ticks removed from 359 patients during 2014-2021 in Marseille, France, identification bacteria detection. Using morphology, molecular methods, or matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, we identified 197 (47%) Ixodes, 136 (33%) Dermacentor, 67 (16%) Rhipicephalus, 8 (2%) Hyalomma, 6 (1%) Amblyomma, 2 (0.5%) Argas, Haemaphysalis tick species. also detected bacterial DNA 241 (58%) ticks. The most frequent pathogens were Rickettsia raoultii (17%) R. slovaca (13%) Dermacentor ticks, Borrelia spp. (9%) Ixodes massiliae Rhipicephalus Among who bitten, 107 had symptoms, diagnosed 26, including scalp eschar neck lymphadenopathy after bite Lyme borrelioses. Rapid using a combination methods can substantially contribute to clinical diagnosis, treatment, surveillance diseases.

Language: Английский

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Exploring the impact of Anaplasma phagocytophilum on colonization resistance of Ixodes scapularis microbiota using network node manipulation DOI Creative Commons
Lianet Abuin‐Denis, Elianne Piloto‐Sardiñas, Apolline Maître

et al.

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5, P. 100177 - 100177

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d'enseignement et recherche français étrangers, laboratoires publics privés.

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Disparate dynamics of pathogen prevalence in Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks occurring sympatrically in diverse habitats DOI Creative Commons
Zbigniew Zając, Dasiel Obregón, Angélique Foucault‐Simonin

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: June 30, 2023

Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks are important reservoirs vectors of pathogens. The aim the present study was to investigate dynamic prevalence genetic diversity microorganisms detected in these tick species collected from two ecologically diverse biotopes undergoing disparate long-term climate condition. High-throughput real time PCR confirmed high sympatrically occurring species. D. specimens were most often infected with Francisella-like endosymbiont (FLE) (up 100.0%) Rickettsia spp. 91.7%), while case I. Borreliaceae spirochetes reached up 25.0%. Moreover, pathogens belonging genera Bartonella, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia Babesia both regardless biotope. On other hand, Neoehrlichia mikurensis conformed only forest biotope, material Theileria found meadow. Our significant impact biotope type on representatives Rickettsiaceae families. common co-infection + FLE, R. helvetica ricinus. Additionally, we raoultii gltA gene across studied years, however such relationship not observed biotopes. results suggest that ecological conditions have an tick-borne adult

Language: Английский

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Tick-borne pathogens identified inHyalomma marginatum(Acari: Ixodidae) collected from various vertebrate hosts in the South of France DOI Open Access
Célia Bernard,

Pollet Thomas,

Galon Clémence

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 2, 2024

A bstract Hyalomma marginatum is a common ectoparasitic tick of ungulates, lagomorphs, insectivores, ground-foraging birds, observed in Corsica for decades, but whose permanent establishment mainland France very recent. This species known to be one the main vectors Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus, also various parasitic, bacterial or viral pathogens. In this study, we investigated molecular infection rates numerous tick-borne pathogens ticks mainly sampled on horses, and occasionally other animal species, from French Mediterranean rim between 2016 2020. total, 1, 195 DNA RNA purified individual pools were screened 26 microbial genera (viruses, bacteria parasites), using high-throughput microfluidic real-time PCR system (BioMark™ dynamic array system, Standard Biotools). For pooled ones, respectively, most prevalent microorganisms Francisella -like endosymbionts at 97.0% 96.8%, followed by Rickettsia aeschlimannii (76.4% 96.4%), Theileria spp. equi (3,5% 0%; 1,9% 5,8%), Anaplasma phagocytophilum (3.7% 6.7%), West Nile virus (0.1% 0.4%). Babesia occultans (0.9%), Ehrlichia minasensis (0.3%), Coxiella (0.1%) only detected ticks. Our study provides an overview diversity invasive H. France. results question possible distribution continental departments rim. opens up new research perspectives epidemiology carried associated public veterinary health risks.

Language: Английский

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One health approach to study human health risks associated with Dermanyssus gallinae mites DOI Creative Commons
Pavle Banović, Angélique Foucault‐Simonin,

Luka Papić

et al.

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(9), P. e30539 - e30539

Published: May 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Impact of geo-climatic factors on the prevalence and diversity of tick fauna in Achai cattle of the northern Hindukush Mountains, Khyber pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan DOI
Israr Khan,

Zia ur Rehman Khalil,

Muhammad Shuaib

et al.

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 13, 2025

Abstract Background Ticks are blood-feeding ectoparasites that can transmit different diseases in livestock and humans. Globally, 994 tick species recognized, belonging to three families, is, Argasidae (220 species), Ixodidae (773 species) Nuttalliellidae (one species). The current study investigated the impact of geo-climatic conditions on prevalence distribution ticks Achai cattle northern Hindukush Mountains Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Methods A total 707 households containing were for cattle. Results overall positive (388) was 53.46%. Different conditions, such as location, humidity, temperature altitude, showed a significant fauna. Higher observed animals kept at altitudes 1500–2000 m, 41–50% humidity 10–20oC. most prevalent Rhipicephalus microplus (67.26%), followed by Haemaphysalis montgomeryi (16.75%), under all studied conditions. Conclusions mostly susceptible R. microplus, which might be due its richness area. Furthermore, results regarding diversity could considered preventive policies control.

Language: Английский

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Microbiome-based surveillance of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens from urban wild boars in Barcelona, 2022–2023 DOI
Laura Carrera-Faja,

Elmira Ghadamnan,

Iris Sarmiento

et al.

One Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20, P. 101022 - 101022

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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