Molecular detection and genetic characterization of the potentially pathogenic Coxiella burnetii and the endosymbiotic Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii in ticks infesting camels (Camelus dromedarius) from Tunisia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103655
Abstract: Tick-borne bacteria are considered to be emerging in camels, but data about their occurrence in Tunisian dromedaries and their infesting ticks remain scarce. In this study, 412 camel blood samples and 327 partially engorged ticks… read more here.
Keywords: coxiella burnetii; midichloria mitochondrii; candidatus midichloria; burnetii ... See more keywords
Midichloria mitochondrii, endosymbiont of Ixodes ricinus: evidence for the transmission to the vertebrate host during the tick blood meal.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.08.008
Abstract: Ticks are important vectors of a variety of pathogens affecting humans and other animals, but they also harbor numerous microorganisms whose role is still limitedly investigated. Ixodes ricinus harbors the endosymbiont Midichloria mitochondrii, which is… read more here.
Keywords: vertebrate host; ixodes ricinus; midichloria mitochondrii; blood meal ... See more keywords
When bacteria meet mitochondria: The strange case of the tick symbiont Midichloria mitochondrii†
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DOI: 10.1111/cmi.13189
Abstract: Mitochondria are key eukaryotic organelles that perform several essential functions. Not surprisingly, many intracellular bacteria directly or indirectly target mitochondria, interfering with innate immunity, energy production or apoptosis, to make the host cell a more… read more here.
Keywords: meet mitochondria; bacteria meet; midichloria mitochondrii; mitochondria strange ... See more keywords
Modeling the Life Cycle of the Intramitochondrial Bacterium “Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii” Using Electron Microscopy Data
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00574-21
Abstract: Our results suggest that Midichloria mitochondrii, the intramitochondrial bacterium, does not invade mitochondria like predatory bacteria do but instead moves from mitochondrion to mitochondrion within the oocytes of Ixodes ricinus. A better understanding of the… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; mitochondrion; bacterium; midichloria mitochondrii ... See more keywords
Ixodes ricinus ticks have a functional association with Midichloria mitochondrii
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1081666
Abstract: In addition to being vectors of pathogenic bacteria, ticks also harbor intracellular bacteria that associate with ticks over generations, aka symbionts. The biological significance of such bacterial symbiosis has been described in several tick species… read more here.
Keywords: ricinus ticks; ixodes ricinus; blood; midichloria mitochondrii ... See more keywords