Role of Hippoboscidae flies as potential vectors of Bartonella spp. infecting wild and domestic ruminants.
The putative role of biting flies in Bartonella transmission among ruminants was investigated. Amplification of the Bartonella citrate synthase gene from 83 Hippoboscidae was detected in 94% of 48 adult Lipoptena cervi flies, 71% of 17 adult Hippobosca equina flies, 100% of 20 adult Melophagus ovinus flies, and 100% of 10 M. ovinus pupae. Our findings suggest that Hippoboscidae play a role in the transmission of Bartonella among ruminants. The vertical transmission of Bartonella in M. ovinus and the presence of Bartonella DNA in all samples suggest a symbiotic association between Bartonella and M. ovinus.
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Lénaïg
L
UMR 956 INRA/AFSSA/ENVA/UPVM, Microbiologie, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 7 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94 704 Maisons-Alfort, France.
Jamal
Taoufik
T
Maillard
Renaud
R
Girard
Benjamin
B
Guillot
Jacques
J
Chomel
Bruno
B
Vayssier-Taussat
Muriel
M
Boulouis
Henri-Jean
HJ
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001473:Bartonella / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004175:Diptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D007303:Insect Vectors; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012418:Ruminants / Q000382:microbiology*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase