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ArticleParasitology research2021

First molecular detection of Hemolivia and Hepatozoon parasites in reptile-associated ticks on Iriomote Island, Japan.

Yongjin Qiu, Noriko Kidera, May June Thu, Masaki Hayashi, Kanta Fujishima, Hisao Tamura

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Molecular characterization ofJournal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2023
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Yongjin QiuHokudai Center for Zoonosis Control in Zambia, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Kita 20, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan. yongjin_qiu@czc.hokudai.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8621-5472
Noriko KideraDepartment of Biosphere-Geosphere Science, Faculty of Biosphere-Geosphere Science, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, 700-0005, Japan.
May June ThuDepartment of Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Sports, Zabu Thiri, Nay Pyi Taw 15011, Myanmar.
Masaki HayashiDepartment of Biosphere-Geosphere Science, Faculty of Biosphere-Geosphere Science, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, 700-0005, Japan.
Kanta FujishimaDepartment of Social Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
Hisao TamuraAsian Bat Research Institute, Nara, 630-1101, Japan.
Okayama University of Science · JPEast Asia Institute · KRHokkaido University · JPKyoto University · JPMinistry of Health and Sports · MM

Funding

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP19K15992
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatozoon and Hemolivia are members of the haemogregarines and are reported in reptiles and reptile-associated ticks. However, no studies have reported on Hepatozoon and Hemolivia in Japanese reptile-associated ticks. This study aimed to molecularly identify and to characterize Hepatozoon and Hemolivia in Japanese reptile-associated ticks, Amblyomma geoemydae (Cantor, 1847) and Amblyomma nitidum (Hirst & Hirst, 1910). A total of 41 and 75 DNA samples from A. geoemydae and A. nitidum ticks, respectively, were used for screening of Hepatozoon and Hemolivia with polymerase chain reaction targeting 18S rDNA. As a result, Hemolivia and Hepatozoon were detected in two A. geoemydae and one A. nitidum, respectively. The sequences of Hemolivia spp. showed a 99.5% (1,050/1,055 bp) identity with Hemolivia parvula (KR069083), and the Hemolivia spp. were located in the same clade as H. parvula in the phylogenetic tree. The sequences of Hepatozoon sp. showed a 98.4% (1,521/1,545 bp) identity with Hepatozoon colubri (MN723844), and the Hepatozoon sp. was distinct from validated Hepatozoon species in the tree. Our findings highlight the first molecular record of Hemolivia in Japan and present the first detection of Hepatozoon in A. nitidum. Further investigations on these tick-borne protozoa are required to understand their life cycle and pathogenicity.

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ParasitesTicksAnimalsJapanPhylogenyReptilesRNA, Ribosomal, 18SRNA, Ribosomal, 18SAmblyomma geoemydaeAmblyomma nitidumHemoliviaHepatozoonJapanReptile-associated ticks

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