title: Rickettsia raoultii in Haemaphysalis erinacei from marbled polecats, China-Kazakhstan border.
abstract: We found Rickettsia raoultii DNA in 2 out of 32 (6.25 %) Haemaphysalis erinacei ticks. Result showed that the sequences of five genes (17-kDa, gltA, ompA, rrs, and ompB) were 100 % identity with that of R. Raoultii in GenBank. This study is the first report on the presence of R. raoultii in H. erinacei from wild marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna. Our findings suggest that H. erinacei parasitizing wild marbled polecat may serve as reservoir and carriers for R. raoultii in areas around the China-Kazakhstan border. The transmission of tick-borne diseases originated from wildlife should not be underestimated in border region.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000, China. liping-guo@qq.com.
authors.forename: Li-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000, China. 734234401@qq.com.
authors.forename: Lu-Meng
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Urumqi, 830063, China. alskxj@126.com.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000, China. 799149270@qq.com.
authors.forename: Su-Hua
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000, China. 417534504@qq.com.
authors.forename: An-Dong
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000, China. ccf-xb@163.com.
authors.forename: Chuang-Fu
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Urumqi, 830063, China. 54178451@qq.com.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000, China. zwj1117@sina.com.
authors.forename: Wan-Jiang
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000, China. wangyuanzhi621@126.com.
authors.forename: Yuan-Zhi
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D007623:Kazakhstan; D045969:Mustelidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial