ArticleActa parasitologica2021
Coxiellaceae in Ticks from Human, Domestic and Wild Hosts from Sardinia, Italy: High Diversity of Coxiella-like Endosymbionts.
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- Diversity and Occurrence of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Small Ruminants and Their Ticks in Sardinia: Implications for Animal Health and Zoonotic Risk.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Molecular Detection ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The microbiome of the sucking louse Linognathus stenopsis (Phthiraptera, Anoplura, Linognathiidae).Journal of medical entomology · 2025Article
- Molecular prevalence of Coxiella like endosymbionts and the first record of Coxiella burnetii in hard ticks from Southern Thailand.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Molecular and Serological Findings in Sheep During TwoAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
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- Serological Evidence of Q Fever among Dairy Cattle and Buffalo Populations in the Campania Region, Italy.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Symbiotic Continuum Within Ticks: Opportunities for Disease Control.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeCoxiella burnetii is known for its potential as veterinary and human bacterial pathogen. The bacteria have been described in ticks, but their role in transmission of Q fever in humans is considered low. Coxiella endosymbionts closely related to C. burnetii have been also isolated from an extensive range of tick species and evidence is growing that these endosymbionts could be linked to human bacteremia. The aim of this study was to get new information on the presence of Coxiella species in ticks infesting wild and domestic hosts in Sardinia, Italy.
methodsHere, 138 ticks collected from the study area were analyzed for the presence of C. burnetii and Coxiella-like bacteria by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), sequencing and philogenetic analyses using a set of primers targeting the 16S rRNA gene.
resultsDNA of Coxiella species was detected in 69% of the total ticks examined. Based on phylogenetic analysis, the 16S rRNA Coxiella genotypes identified in this study grouped in strongly supported monophyletic clades with identified reference sequences of CLEs detected from Rhipicephalus, Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis and Ornithodoros species and with Coxiella burnetii strains isolated worldwide.
conclusionThis study reports the molecular detection of a high diversity of Coxiella-like bacteria in Sardinian ticks and confirms also the presence of C. burnetii in tick species previously identified in the island. The role that Coxiella-like endosymbionts play in Sardinian ticks and in their vertebrate hosts needs to be explored further.
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