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ArticleTicks and tick-borne diseases2021

Comparative population genetics of Amblyomma maculatum and Amblyomma americanum in the mid-Atlantic United States.

Sara A Benham, Holly D Gaff, Zachary J Bement, Christian Blaise, Hannah K Cummins, Rebecca Ferrara, Joshua Moreno, Erika Parker, Anna Phan, Tori Rose and 3 more

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Sara A BenhamDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States.
Holly D GaffDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States; School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Zachary J BementDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States.
Christian BlaiseDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States.
Hannah K CumminsDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States.
Rebecca FerraraDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States.
Joshua MorenoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States.
Erika ParkerDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States.
Anna PhanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States.
Tori RoseDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States.
Sarah AzherDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States.
Delonta PriceDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States.
David T GauthierDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States. Electronic address: dgauthie@odu.edu.

Funding

Spatial eco-epidemiology of tick-borne rickettisal pathogens R01AI136035 · NIAID · OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY · PI GAFF, HOLLY · 2017 to 2021
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NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI136035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, is undergoing a northward expansion along the United States East Coast, most recently establishing populations in Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. This expansion has human health implications, as A. maculatum is the primary natural vector of the bacterium Rickettsia parkeri, which causes a spotted fever-type rickettsiosis. Newly established populations of A. maculatum in Virginia tend to have high prevalence of R. parkeri, compared to lower infection rates in the historical range. The factors contributing to high R. parkeri prevalence in Virginia are not known. Investigating connectivity between sites colonized with A. maculatum can help determine whether sites with higher prevalence are isolated or well-connected through migration, thus serving as a source of infected individuals. We characterized 16S rRNA haplotypes of A. maculatum and, for comparison, the congeneric Amblyomma americanum collected from sites where these species co-occur. We then explored connectivity and genetic structure among Virginia populations using pairwise Φ

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Genetic VariationAmblyommaAnimalsFemaleMaleNorth CarolinaRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSpecies SpecificityVirginiaRNA, Ribosomal, 16SAmblyomma americanumAmblyomma maculatumPopulation genetics

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PMID33181442
PMCPMC7780746

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