A prevalent alpha-proteobacterium Paracoccus sp. in a population of the Cayenne ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor(a) principal: Machado-Ferreira,Erik
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Piesman,Joseph, Zeidner,Nordin S, Soares,Carlos A.G
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Genetics and Molecular Biology
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572012000500021
Resumo: As Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is the most common tick-borne disease in South America, the presence of Rickettsia sp. in Amblyomma ticks is a possible indication of its endemicity in certain geographic regions. In the present work, bacterial DNA sequences related to Rickettsia amblyommii genes in A. dubitatum ticks, collected in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, were discovered. Simultaneously, Paracoccus sp. was detected in aproximately 77% of A. cajennense specimens collected in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first report of Paracoccus sp. infection in a specific tick population, and raises the possibility of these bacteria being maintained and/or transmitted by ticks. Whether Paracoccus sp. represents another group of pathogenic Rhodobacteraceae or simply plays a role in A. cajennense physiology, is unknown. The data also demonstrate that the rickettsial 16S rRNA specific primers used forRickettsia spp. screening can also detect Paracoccus alpha-proteobacteria infection in biological samples. Hence, a PCRRFLP strategy is presented to distinguish between these two groups of bacteria.
id SBG-1_de019fd36e60d2dd8d558a38ae596541
oai_identifier_str oai:scielo:S1415-47572012000500021
network_acronym_str SBG-1
network_name_str Genetics and Molecular Biology
repository_id_str
spelling A prevalent alpha-proteobacterium Paracoccus sp. in a population of the Cayenne ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) from Rio de Janeiro, BrazilParacoccusRickettsia amblyommiiAmblyommaixodidae ticksAs Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is the most common tick-borne disease in South America, the presence of Rickettsia sp. in Amblyomma ticks is a possible indication of its endemicity in certain geographic regions. In the present work, bacterial DNA sequences related to Rickettsia amblyommii genes in A. dubitatum ticks, collected in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, were discovered. Simultaneously, Paracoccus sp. was detected in aproximately 77% of A. cajennense specimens collected in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first report of Paracoccus sp. infection in a specific tick population, and raises the possibility of these bacteria being maintained and/or transmitted by ticks. Whether Paracoccus sp. represents another group of pathogenic Rhodobacteraceae or simply plays a role in A. cajennense physiology, is unknown. The data also demonstrate that the rickettsial 16S rRNA specific primers used forRickettsia spp. screening can also detect Paracoccus alpha-proteobacteria infection in biological samples. Hence, a PCRRFLP strategy is presented to distinguish between these two groups of bacteria.Sociedade Brasileira de Genética2012-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572012000500021Genetics and Molecular Biology v.35 n.4 2012reponame:Genetics and Molecular Biologyinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Genética (SBG)instacron:SBG10.1590/S1415-47572012005000067info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMachado-Ferreira,ErikPiesman,JosephZeidner,Nordin SSoares,Carlos A.Geng2012-12-10T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1415-47572012000500021Revistahttp://www.gmb.org.br/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||editor@gmb.org.br1678-46851415-4757opendoar:2012-12-10T00:00Genetics and Molecular Biology - Sociedade Brasileira de Genética (SBG)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A prevalent alpha-proteobacterium Paracoccus sp. in a population of the Cayenne ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title A prevalent alpha-proteobacterium Paracoccus sp. in a population of the Cayenne ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
spellingShingle A prevalent alpha-proteobacterium Paracoccus sp. in a population of the Cayenne ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Machado-Ferreira,Erik
Paracoccus
Rickettsia amblyommii
Amblyomma
ixodidae ticks
title_short A prevalent alpha-proteobacterium Paracoccus sp. in a population of the Cayenne ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title_full A prevalent alpha-proteobacterium Paracoccus sp. in a population of the Cayenne ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title_fullStr A prevalent alpha-proteobacterium Paracoccus sp. in a population of the Cayenne ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed A prevalent alpha-proteobacterium Paracoccus sp. in a population of the Cayenne ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title_sort A prevalent alpha-proteobacterium Paracoccus sp. in a population of the Cayenne ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
author Machado-Ferreira,Erik
author_facet Machado-Ferreira,Erik
Piesman,Joseph
Zeidner,Nordin S
Soares,Carlos A.G
author_role author
author2 Piesman,Joseph
Zeidner,Nordin S
Soares,Carlos A.G
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Machado-Ferreira,Erik
Piesman,Joseph
Zeidner,Nordin S
Soares,Carlos A.G
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Paracoccus
Rickettsia amblyommii
Amblyomma
ixodidae ticks
topic Paracoccus
Rickettsia amblyommii
Amblyomma
ixodidae ticks
description As Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is the most common tick-borne disease in South America, the presence of Rickettsia sp. in Amblyomma ticks is a possible indication of its endemicity in certain geographic regions. In the present work, bacterial DNA sequences related to Rickettsia amblyommii genes in A. dubitatum ticks, collected in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, were discovered. Simultaneously, Paracoccus sp. was detected in aproximately 77% of A. cajennense specimens collected in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first report of Paracoccus sp. infection in a specific tick population, and raises the possibility of these bacteria being maintained and/or transmitted by ticks. Whether Paracoccus sp. represents another group of pathogenic Rhodobacteraceae or simply plays a role in A. cajennense physiology, is unknown. The data also demonstrate that the rickettsial 16S rRNA specific primers used forRickettsia spp. screening can also detect Paracoccus alpha-proteobacteria infection in biological samples. Hence, a PCRRFLP strategy is presented to distinguish between these two groups of bacteria.
publishDate 2012
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2012-01-01
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type.status.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572012000500021
url http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572012000500021
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv 10.1590/S1415-47572012005000067
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv text/html
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv Genetics and Molecular Biology v.35 n.4 2012
reponame:Genetics and Molecular Biology
instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Genética (SBG)
instacron:SBG
instname_str Sociedade Brasileira de Genética (SBG)
instacron_str SBG
institution SBG
reponame_str Genetics and Molecular Biology
collection Genetics and Molecular Biology
repository.name.fl_str_mv Genetics and Molecular Biology - Sociedade Brasileira de Genética (SBG)
repository.mail.fl_str_mv ||editor@gmb.org.br
_version_ 1752122385093361664

Registros relacionados