In:
Arhiv za bioloske nauke, National Library of Serbia, Vol. 64, No. 4 ( 2012), p. 1591-1598
Abstract:
In order to evaluate the prevalence rate of Babesia spp. in ticks collected
from vegetation at seven localities in northern Serbia, tick samples were
subjected to molecular analysis. A total of 132 unfed adult ticks of five
different species (Dermacentor marginatus, Dermacentor reticulatus, Ixodes
ricinus, Haemaphysalis concinna and Haemaphysalis punctata), were examined by
PCR for the presence of Babesia spp. Out of the analyzed ticks, 10.61%
(14/132) were positive for babesial DNA. The presence of babesiae was found
at the localities Pancevacki Rit, Titov Gaj, Makis, PKB and Kljajicevo.
Prevalence in D. reticulatus ticks was 21.57% (11/51) and in H. concinna
ticks, 8.57% (3/35). Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis showed a clustering
of the obtained sequences with those of B. canis from the GenBank database.
These results add to the knowledge of the distribution of babesial pathogens
and their vectors in Serbia.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0354-4664
,
1821-4339
Language:
English
Publisher:
National Library of Serbia
Publication Date:
2012
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2380842-1
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