Microbiome and mitogenomics of the chigger mite Pentidionis agamae: potential role as an Orientia vector and associations with divergent clades of Wolbachia and Borrelia
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DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10301-6
Abstract: Background Trombiculid mites are globally distributed, highly diverse arachnids that largely lack molecular resources such as whole mitogenomes for the elucidation of taxonomic relationships. Trombiculid larvae (chiggers) parasitise vertebrates and can transmit bacteria ( Orientia… read more here.
Keywords: pentidionis agamae; vector; orientia chuto; scrub typhus ... See more keywords
Molecular Detection of Candidatus Orientia chuto in Wildlife, Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2902.221131
Abstract: Scrub typhus is a zoonosis caused by 3 species of Orientia bacteria, including Candidatus Orientia chuto. This species is known only from a human case in Dubai and infections in wildlife in Kenya. We report… read more here.
Keywords: candidatus orientia; molecular detection; chuto; detection candidatus ... See more keywords