Tae Yun Kim, Seong Yoon Kim, Jiye Seo, Hee IL Lee, Wook-Gyo Lee, Hyunwoo Kim
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Abstract
Human babesiosis is an emerging tick-borne zoonotic disease prevalent in large parts of the world. This study aimed to examine the status of Babesia microti infection in ticks collected from small mammals captured during the nationwide survey of the Republic of Korea (ROK), 2017. Ixodid ticks from small mammals of three species, Apodemus agrarius, Crocidura lasiura, and Tscherskia triton, were used for the molecular detection of B. microti. PCR analyses amplifying 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) of the genus Babesia showed 8.4% of the ticks to be positive. Nucleotide sequencing of the PCR products revealed two different genotypes of B. microti, the US and Kobe-type. The US-types of B. microti were detected in ticks from small mammals of almost all study sites, whereas detections of Kobe-types were restricted to ticks from southern part of ROK. Phylogenetic analysis also indicated that each of the two types of B. microti clustered into two distinct clades. This is the first report on the presence of the US and Kobe-type B. microti in ticks collected from small mammals trapped on a national scale in ROK.
期刊介绍:
Entomological Research is the successor of the Korean Journal of Entomology. Published by the Entomological Society of Korea (ESK) since 1970, it is the official English language journal of ESK, and publishes original research articles dealing with any aspect of entomology. Papers in any of the following fields will be considered:
-systematics-
ecology-
physiology-
biochemistry-
pest control-
embryology-
genetics-
cell and molecular biology-
medical entomology-
apiculture and sericulture.
The Journal publishes research papers and invited reviews.