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Emergence of a Novel Ehrlichia minasensis Strain, Harboring the Major Immunogenic Glycoprotein trp36 with Unique Tandem Repeat and C-Terminal Region Sequences, in Haemaphysalis hystricis Ticks Removed from Free-Ranging Sheep in Hainan Province, China

Ehrlichia minasensis, a recently described Ehrlichia species that is the most closely related to, but clearly distinct from, Ehrlichia canis, has been circulating in not only bovines, cervids, and dogs but also several tick species from Canada, Brazil, France, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Israel. However...

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Autores principales: Li, Junjiao, Liu, Xinxin, Mu, Jiaqi, Yu, Xibing, Fei, Yidong, Chang, Jin, Bi, Yuhai, Zhou, Yulong, Ding, Zhuang, Yin, Renfu
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6780526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31546930
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7090369
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author Li, Junjiao
Liu, Xinxin
Mu, Jiaqi
Yu, Xibing
Fei, Yidong
Chang, Jin
Bi, Yuhai
Zhou, Yulong
Ding, Zhuang
Yin, Renfu
author_facet Li, Junjiao
Liu, Xinxin
Mu, Jiaqi
Yu, Xibing
Fei, Yidong
Chang, Jin
Bi, Yuhai
Zhou, Yulong
Ding, Zhuang
Yin, Renfu
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description Ehrlichia minasensis, a recently described Ehrlichia species that is the most closely related to, but clearly distinct from, Ehrlichia canis, has been circulating in not only bovines, cervids, and dogs but also several tick species from Canada, Brazil, France, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Israel. However, there are no reports of E. minasensis in China. The purpose of this study was to explore whether E. minasensis is present naturally in ticks in China. Through PCR targeting of the genus-conserved dsb gene, E. minasensis DNA was detected in Haemaphysalis hystricis ticks removed from free-ranging sheep in Hainan Province, South China in 2017. The partial sequence of the dsb, 16S rRNA, and groEL genes demonstrated that the Hainan strain shared 99% identity with the dsb gene of E. minasensis strain UFMG-EV (GenBank: JX629808), with the 16S rRNA of E. minasensis isolate E-2650 (MH500005) and with the groEL gene of E. minasensis strain UFMG-EV (JX629806), respectively. Moreover, sequence analysis of the major immunogenic tandem repeat protein (trp36) revealed that the Hainan strain harbored a unique tandem repeat sequence (APEAAPVSAPEAAPVSAPVS) and a C-terminal region that differed from those of other known E. minasensis strains. Additionally, phylogenetic analysis based on the entire amino acid sequence of trp36 revealed that the Hainan strain was closely related to a recently described E. minasensis strain from Brazil, of which the sister clade contained different strains of E. canis. The discovery of this novel Hainan strain in H. hystricis ticks represents the first known natural presence of E. minasensis in South China, highlighting the need for its constant surveillance.
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spelling pubmed-67805262019-10-30 Emergence of a Novel Ehrlichia minasensis Strain, Harboring the Major Immunogenic Glycoprotein trp36 with Unique Tandem Repeat and C-Terminal Region Sequences, in Haemaphysalis hystricis Ticks Removed from Free-Ranging Sheep in Hainan Province, China Li, Junjiao Liu, Xinxin Mu, Jiaqi Yu, Xibing Fei, Yidong Chang, Jin Bi, Yuhai Zhou, Yulong Ding, Zhuang Yin, Renfu Microorganisms Article Ehrlichia minasensis, a recently described Ehrlichia species that is the most closely related to, but clearly distinct from, Ehrlichia canis, has been circulating in not only bovines, cervids, and dogs but also several tick species from Canada, Brazil, France, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Israel. However, there are no reports of E. minasensis in China. The purpose of this study was to explore whether E. minasensis is present naturally in ticks in China. Through PCR targeting of the genus-conserved dsb gene, E. minasensis DNA was detected in Haemaphysalis hystricis ticks removed from free-ranging sheep in Hainan Province, South China in 2017. The partial sequence of the dsb, 16S rRNA, and groEL genes demonstrated that the Hainan strain shared 99% identity with the dsb gene of E. minasensis strain UFMG-EV (GenBank: JX629808), with the 16S rRNA of E. minasensis isolate E-2650 (MH500005) and with the groEL gene of E. minasensis strain UFMG-EV (JX629806), respectively. Moreover, sequence analysis of the major immunogenic tandem repeat protein (trp36) revealed that the Hainan strain harbored a unique tandem repeat sequence (APEAAPVSAPEAAPVSAPVS) and a C-terminal region that differed from those of other known E. minasensis strains. Additionally, phylogenetic analysis based on the entire amino acid sequence of trp36 revealed that the Hainan strain was closely related to a recently described E. minasensis strain from Brazil, of which the sister clade contained different strains of E. canis. The discovery of this novel Hainan strain in H. hystricis ticks represents the first known natural presence of E. minasensis in South China, highlighting the need for its constant surveillance. MDPI 2019-09-19 /pmc/articles/PMC6780526/ /pubmed/31546930 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7090369 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Li, Junjiao
Liu, Xinxin
Mu, Jiaqi
Yu, Xibing
Fei, Yidong
Chang, Jin
Bi, Yuhai
Zhou, Yulong
Ding, Zhuang
Yin, Renfu
Emergence of a Novel Ehrlichia minasensis Strain, Harboring the Major Immunogenic Glycoprotein trp36 with Unique Tandem Repeat and C-Terminal Region Sequences, in Haemaphysalis hystricis Ticks Removed from Free-Ranging Sheep in Hainan Province, China
title Emergence of a Novel Ehrlichia minasensis Strain, Harboring the Major Immunogenic Glycoprotein trp36 with Unique Tandem Repeat and C-Terminal Region Sequences, in Haemaphysalis hystricis Ticks Removed from Free-Ranging Sheep in Hainan Province, China
title_full Emergence of a Novel Ehrlichia minasensis Strain, Harboring the Major Immunogenic Glycoprotein trp36 with Unique Tandem Repeat and C-Terminal Region Sequences, in Haemaphysalis hystricis Ticks Removed from Free-Ranging Sheep in Hainan Province, China
title_fullStr Emergence of a Novel Ehrlichia minasensis Strain, Harboring the Major Immunogenic Glycoprotein trp36 with Unique Tandem Repeat and C-Terminal Region Sequences, in Haemaphysalis hystricis Ticks Removed from Free-Ranging Sheep in Hainan Province, China
title_full_unstemmed Emergence of a Novel Ehrlichia minasensis Strain, Harboring the Major Immunogenic Glycoprotein trp36 with Unique Tandem Repeat and C-Terminal Region Sequences, in Haemaphysalis hystricis Ticks Removed from Free-Ranging Sheep in Hainan Province, China
title_short Emergence of a Novel Ehrlichia minasensis Strain, Harboring the Major Immunogenic Glycoprotein trp36 with Unique Tandem Repeat and C-Terminal Region Sequences, in Haemaphysalis hystricis Ticks Removed from Free-Ranging Sheep in Hainan Province, China
title_sort emergence of a novel ehrlichia minasensis strain, harboring the major immunogenic glycoprotein trp36 with unique tandem repeat and c-terminal region sequences, in haemaphysalis hystricis ticks removed from free-ranging sheep in hainan province, china
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6780526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31546930
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7090369
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