artículo científico
Detection of an undescribed Rickettsia sp. in Ixodes boliviensis from Costa Rica
Fecha
2014Registro en:
1877-959X
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.07.017
803-B2-225
25132535
Autor
Troyo Rodríguez, Adriana
Moreira Soto, Andrés
Carranza, Marco V.
Calderón Arguedas, Ólger
Hun Opfer, Ruchilia Laya
Taylor Castillo, Mayra Lizeth
Institución
Resumen
Ixodes boliviensis is a tick of carnivores that is common on domestic dogs. The only Rickettsia that has been detected previously in this species is 'Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae'. We report the detection of an undescribed Rickettsia sp., named strain IbR/CRC, in I. boliviensis collected from dogs in Costa Rica. Analyses of gltA, ompA, and htrA partial sequences place Rickettsia sp. strain IbR/CRC in the group of R. monacensis, also close to an endosymbiont of Ixodes scapularis and other undescribed rickettsiae. It was not possible to isolate Rickettsia sp. strain IbR/CRC in Vero E6 or C6/36 cell lines. Isolation and further characterization of Rickettsia sp. strain IbR/CRC and the other undescribed rickettsiae are required to determine their taxonomic status and pathogenic potential.