INVESTIGADORES
TARRAGONA Evelina Luisa
artículos
Título:
Exotic tick detected in Argentina on a tourist returning from South Africa
Autor/es:
TARRAGONA, EVELINA L.; SEBASTIAN, PATRICK S.; GUGLIELMONE, ALBERTO A.; NAVA, SANTIAGO
Revista:
Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports
Editorial:
Elsevier
Referencias:
Año: 2021
ISSN:
2405-9390
Resumen:
The aim of this study was to report the finding of a nymph attached to an Argentineantourist returning from South Africa. The nymph specimen was morphologicallyanalysed, submitted to DNA extraction and amplifying the 16S rRNA mitochondrialgene. Additionally, the nymph DNA was screened for Rickettsia, Ehrlichia andAnaplasma infection. The nymph was determined to belong to Amblyommamarmoreum species complex. No specific diagnosis was achieved because thecomparative descriptions of species in this complex contain important discordances, and the DNA sequence obtained in the present study is positioned within the sameclade with sequences of A. marmoreum see above, but the genetic divergence withthem (4.96 and 5.76%) indicate that they belong to different species. No DNA of theRickettsiales order bacterial was detected in the A. marmoreum species complexnymph.
