Bartonella-like DNA detected in Ixodes tasmani ticks (Acari: Ixodida) infesting koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Victoria, Australia

Inger Marie E. Vilcins; Michael Kosoy; Julie M. Old; Elizabeth M. Deane

doi:10.1089/vbz.2008.0132

Bartonella-like DNA detected in Ixodes tasmani ticks (Acari: Ixodida) infesting koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Victoria, Australia

Inger Marie E. Vilcins
, Michael Kosoy
, Julie M. Old
, Elizabeth M. Deane

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A total of 42 ticks comprising Ixodes tasmani (n = 41) and Ixodes trichosuri (n = 1) were collected from wild koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) at the Koala Convention Centre, Philip Island, Victoria, Australia and screened for the presence of Bartonella using the target gene gltA. Bartonella-like DNA was detected in 4 of the 19 pooled tick samples (21%). All positive ticks were male. Analysis of partial sequences for the gltA gene indicated the presence of a Bartonella-related species similar to that reported in another Ixodid species. This is the first report of Bartonella-like organisms in a native Australian marsupial.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	499-503
Number of pages	5
Journal	Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
Volume	9
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2008.0132
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2009

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Bartonella-like DNA detected in Ixodes tasmani ticks (Acari: Ixodida) infesting koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Victoria, Australia

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