Coinfection of Dermacentor silvarum olenev (acari: ixodidae) by Coxiella-Like, Arsenophonus-like, and Rickettsia-like symbionts.
We report that multiple symbionts coexist in Dermacentor silvarum. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses, we prove that Coxiella-like and Arsenophonus-like symbionts, with 95.6% and 96.7% sequence similarity to symbionts in the closest taxon, respectively, are novel. Moreover, we also provide evidence that the Coxiella-like symbiont appears to be the primary symbiont.
Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China.
Limeng
L
Liu
Lingxia
L
Li
Jiannan
J
Liu
Yonghong
Y
Hu
Zhao
Z
Liu
Lida
L
Guo
Jingze
J
Liu
D000818:Animals; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003381:Coxiella / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000382:microbiology*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013559:Symbiosis
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S