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Italian peninsula as a hybridization zone of Ixodes inopinatus and I. ricinus and the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in I. inopinatus, I. ricinus, and their hybrids

dc.contributor.authorDaněk, Ondřej
dc.contributor.authorHrbatová, Alena
dc.contributor.authorVolfová, Karolina
dc.contributor.authorŠevčíková, Sylvie
dc.contributor.authorLesiczka, Paulina
dc.contributor.authorNováková, Markéta
dc.contributor.authorGhodrati, Sajjad
dc.contributor.authorHrazdilová, Kristýna
dc.contributor.authorVeneziano, Vincenzo
dc.contributor.authorNapoli, Ettore
dc.contributor.authorOtranto, Domenico
dc.contributor.authorMontarsi, Fabrizio
dc.contributor.authorMihalca, Andrei Daniel
dc.contributor.authorMechouk, Noureddine
dc.contributor.authorAdamík, Peter
dc.contributor.authorModrý, David
dc.contributor.authorZurek, Ludek
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-18T12:10:45Z
dc.date.available2024-12-18T12:10:45Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/2761
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Ixodes inopinatus was described from Spain on the basis of morphology and partial sequencing of 16S ribosomal DNA. However, several studies suggested that morphological differences between I. inopinatus and Ixodes ricinus are minimal and that 16S rDNA lacks the power to distinguish the two species. Furthermore, nuclear and mitochondrial markers indicated evidence of hybridization between I. inopinatus and I. ricinus. In this study, we tested our hypothesis on tick dispersal from North Africa to Southern Europe and determined the prevalence of selected tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) in I. inopinatus, I. ricinus, and their hybrids.METHODS: Ticks were collected in Italy and Algeria by flagging, identified by sequencing of partial TROSPA and COI genes, and screened for Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., B. miyamotoi, Rickettsia spp., and Anaplasma phagocytophilum by polymerase chain reaction and sequencing of specific markers.RESULTS: Out of the 380 ticks, in Italy, 92 were I. ricinus, 3 were I. inopinatus, and 136 were hybrids of the two species. All 149 ticks from Algeria were I. inopinatus. Overall, 60% of ticks were positive for at least one TBP. Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. was detected in 19.5% of ticks, and it was significantly more prevalent in Ixodes ticks from Algeria than in ticks from Italy. Prevalence of Rickettsia spotted fever group (SFG) was 51.1%, with significantly greater prevalence in ticks from Algeria than in ticks from Italy. Borrelia miyamotoi and A. phagocytophilum were detected in low prevalence (0.9% and 5.2%, respectively) and only in ticks from Italy.CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that I. inopinatus is a dominant species in Algeria, while I. ricinus and hybrids were common in Italy. The higher prevalence of B. burgdorferi s.l. and Rickettsia SFG in I. inopinatus compared with that in I. ricinus might be due to geographical and ecological differences between these two tick species. The role of I. inopinatus in the epidemiology of TBPs needs further investigation in the Mediterranean Basin.en
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06271-z
dc.rightsCreative Commons Uveďte původ 4.0 Internationalcs
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.titleItalian peninsula as a hybridization zone of Ixodes inopinatus and I. ricinus and the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in I. inopinatus, I. ricinus, and their hybridsen
dcterms.accessRightsopenAccess
dcterms.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
dc.date.updated2024-12-18T12:10:45Z
dc.subject.keywordIxodes inopinatusen
dc.subject.keywordIxodes ricinusen
dc.subject.keywordhybridsen
dc.subject.keywordItalyen
dc.subject.keywordAlgeriaen
dc.subject.keywordBorrelia burgdorferi s.l.en
dc.subject.keywordB. miyamotoien
dc.subject.keywordAnaplasma phagocytophilumen
dc.subject.keywordRickettsia SFGen
dc.identifier.eissn1756-3305
dc.relation.fundingReferenceinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MSM//LX22NPO5103
dc.relation.fundingReferenceinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/UK/COOP/COOP
dc.relation.fundingReferenceinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MSM/LU/LUC23151
dc.date.embargoStartDate2024-12-18
dc.type.obd73
dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13071-024-06271-z
dc.identifier.utWos001211012600001
dc.identifier.eidScopus2-s2.0-85191790644
dc.identifier.obd647552
dc.identifier.pubmed38685096
dc.subject.rivPrimary30000::30300::30303
dcterms.isPartOf.nameParasites & Vectors
dcterms.isPartOf.issn1756-3305
dcterms.isPartOf.journalYear2024
dcterms.isPartOf.journalVolume17
dcterms.isPartOf.journalIssue1
uk.faculty.primaryId111
uk.faculty.primaryNameLékařská fakulta v Plznics
uk.faculty.primaryNameFaculty of Medicine in Pilsenen
uk.faculty.secondaryId115
uk.faculty.secondaryNamePřírodovědecká fakultacs
uk.faculty.secondaryNameFaculty of Scienceen
uk.department.primaryId100012968318
uk.department.primaryNameBiomedicínské centrumcs
uk.department.primaryNameBiomedical Centeren
uk.department.secondaryId1038
uk.department.secondaryNameKatedra parazitologiecs
uk.department.secondaryNameDepartment of Parasitologyen
dc.type.obdHierarchyCsČLÁNEK V ČASOPISU::článek v časopisu::původní článekcs
dc.type.obdHierarchyEnJOURNAL ARTICLE::journal article::original articleen
dc.type.obdHierarchyCode73::152::206en
uk.displayTitleItalian peninsula as a hybridization zone of <em>Ixodes inopinatus</em> and <em>I. ricinus</em> and the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in <em>I. inopinatus</em>, <em>I. ricinus</em>, and their hybridsen


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