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Importance of Common Wall Lizards in the Transmission Dynamics of Tick-Borne Pathogens in the Northern Apennine Mountains, Italy

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dc.contributor.authorTomassone, L.
dc.contributor.authorCeballos, L.A.
dc.contributor.authorRagagli, C.
dc.contributor.authorMartello, A.
dc.contributor.authorde Sousa, R.
dc.contributor.authorStella, M.C.
dc.contributor.authorMannelli, A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-02T16:42:13Z
dc.date.available2018-02-02T16:42:13Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-24
dc.description.abstractDuring the investigations on ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBP) range expansion in the Northern Apennines, we captured 107 Podarcis muralis lizards. Sixty-eight animals were infested by immature Ixodes ricinus, Haemaphysalis sulcata and H. punctata. Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. was detected in 3.7% of I. ricinus larvae and 8.0% of nymphs. Together with the species-specific B. lusitaniae, we identified B. garinii, B. afzelii and B. valaisiana. Rickettsia spp. (18.1% larvae, 12.0% nymphs), namely R. monacensis, R. helvetica and R. hoogstraalii, were also found in I. ricinus. R. hoogstraalii was detected in H. sulcata nymphs as well, while the two H. punctata did not harbour any bacteria. One out of 16 lizard tail tissues was positive to R. helvetica. Our results support the hypothesis that lizards are involved in the epidemiological cycles of TBP. The heterogeneity of B. burgdorferi genospecies mirrors previous findings in questing ticks in the area, and their finding in attached I. ricinus larvae suggests that lizards may contribute to the maintenance of different genospecies. The rickettsiae are new findings in the study area, and R. helvetica infection in a tail tissue indicates a systemic infection. R. hoogstraalii is reported for the first time in I. ricinus ticks. Lizards seem to favour the bacterial exchange among different tick species, with possible public health consequences.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMicrob Ecol. 2017 Nov;74(4):961-968. doi: 10.1007/s00248-017-0994-y. Epub 2017 May 24pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00248-017-0994-ypt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0095-3628
dc.identifier.issn1432-184X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4925
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag (Germany)pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00248-017-0994-ypt_PT
dc.subjectBorrelia burgdorferi s.l.pt_PT
dc.subjectIxodid Tickspt_PT
dc.subjectNorthern Apenninespt_PT
dc.subjectPodarcis Muralispt_PT
dc.subjectSFG Rickettsiaept_PT
dc.subjectItalypt_PT
dc.subjectZoonosespt_PT
dc.subjectInfecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses
dc.titleImportance of Common Wall Lizards in the Transmission Dynamics of Tick-Borne Pathogens in the Northern Apennine Mountains, Italypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited Statespt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage968pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage961pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleMicrobial Ecologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume74pt_PT
rcaap.rightsembargoedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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