title: Rickettsia spp. in seabird ticks from western Indian Ocean islands, 2011-2012.
abstract: We found a diversity of Rickettsia spp. in seabird ticks from 6 tropical islands. The bacteria showed strong host specificity and sequence similarity with strains in other regions. Seabird ticks may be key reservoirs for pathogenic Rickettsia spp., and bird hosts may have a role in dispersing ticks and tick-associated infectious agents over large distances.
authors.forename: Muriel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lebarbenchon
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaeger
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Rouzic
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bastien
authors.forename: Erwan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lagadec
authors.forename: Karen D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: McCoy
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pascalis
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Le Corre
authors.forename: Koussay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dellagi
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tortosa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005843:Geography; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D007195:Indian Ocean Islands; D010802:Phylogeny; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013987:Ticks / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014329:Tropical Climate
keywords: Amblyomma loculosum ticks; Carios capensis ticks; Rickettsia africae; Rickettsia bellii; Rickettsia hoogstraalii; Rickettsia spp.; bacteria; genetic diversity; geographic range; host; host specificity; parasites; seabird ticks; terrestrial hosts; western Indian Ocean
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