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ArticlePloS one2019

Detection of Borrelia miyamotoi in Ixodes nipponensis in Korea.

Choon Mee Kim, Ji Won Seo, Dong Min Kim, Na Ra Yun, Jung Wook Park, Jae Keun Chung, Hyun Jae Song

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Case Report: The First Borrelia yangtzensis Infection in a Human in Korea.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Choon Mee KimPremedical Science, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea.
Ji Won SeoGwangju Science Academy for the Gifted, Gwangju, South Korea.
Dong Min KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6373-0922
Na Ra YunDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea.
Jung Wook ParkDivision of Infectious Disease Investigation, Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju City, Gwangju, South Korea.
Jae Keun ChungDivision of Infectious Disease Investigation, Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju City, Gwangju, South Korea.
Hyun Jae SongClinical Pathology, Gwangju Health University, Gwangju, South Korea.
Chosun University · KRGwangju Health University · KRThe Korean Society for the Study of Teacher Education · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study investigated Borrelia species prevalence in ticks from vegetation, through a molecular method, in Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL

findingsA total of 484 ticks were collected through flagging and dragging in a suburban area of Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea, in 2014. These ticks were morphologically identified and subjected to nested PCR, targeting Borrelia-specific CTP synthase (pyrG), outer surface protein A (ospA) and flagellin (flaB) genes. Molecular biological species identification of Borrelia-positive ticks was conducted via 16S rRNA PCR assays. Of the 484 ticks collected, 417 (86.2%) were identified as Haemaphysalis longicornis, 42 (8.7%) as H. flava, and 25 (5.2%) as Ixodes nipponensis. All the ixodid ticks containing Borrelia species bacteria were confirmed to be I. nipponensis adults, by both morphological and molecular methods. Of the 25 I. nipponensis ticks collected, four (16%) were positive for Borrelia species, three of which were B. afzelii and one B. miyamotoi. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Our study has shown the harboring of B. miyamotoi by I. nipponensis in South Korea. Morphological and molecular genetic analyses revealed that, in South Korea, I. nipponensis could potentially transmit B. miyamotoi to humans.

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AnimalsBorreliaDNA, BacterialIxodesPhylogenyRepublic of KoreaTick InfestationsTicksDNA, Bacterial

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PMID31356600
PMCPMC6663023
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