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Rhipicephalus sanguineus Complex in the Americas: Systematic, Genetic Diversity, and Geographic Insights

The Rhipicephalus sanguineus group encompasses at least 12 validated species of Palearctic and Afrotropical hard ticks, which are relevant in veterinary medicine and public health. The taxonomy of R. sanguineus s.s., has been particularly intensely debated, due to its wide geographic distribution, m...

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Autores principales: Sánchez-Montes, Sokani, Salceda-Sánchez, Beatriz, Bermúdez, Sergio E., Aguilar-Tipacamú, Gabriela, Ballados-González, Gerardo G., Huerta, Herón, Aguilar-Domínguez, Mariel, la Mora, Jesús Delgado-de, Licona-Enríquez, Jesús D., la Mora, David Delgado-de, López-Pérez, Andrés M., Torres-Castro, Marco A., Alcántara-Rodríguez, Virginia, Becker, Ingeborg, Colunga-Salas, Pablo
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8471700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34578151
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10091118
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author Sánchez-Montes, Sokani
Salceda-Sánchez, Beatriz
Bermúdez, Sergio E.
Aguilar-Tipacamú, Gabriela
Ballados-González, Gerardo G.
Huerta, Herón
Aguilar-Domínguez, Mariel
la Mora, Jesús Delgado-de
Licona-Enríquez, Jesús D.
la Mora, David Delgado-de
López-Pérez, Andrés M.
Torres-Castro, Marco A.
Alcántara-Rodríguez, Virginia
Becker, Ingeborg
Colunga-Salas, Pablo
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Salceda-Sánchez, Beatriz
Bermúdez, Sergio E.
Aguilar-Tipacamú, Gabriela
Ballados-González, Gerardo G.
Huerta, Herón
Aguilar-Domínguez, Mariel
la Mora, Jesús Delgado-de
Licona-Enríquez, Jesús D.
la Mora, David Delgado-de
López-Pérez, Andrés M.
Torres-Castro, Marco A.
Alcántara-Rodríguez, Virginia
Becker, Ingeborg
Colunga-Salas, Pablo
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description The Rhipicephalus sanguineus group encompasses at least 12 validated species of Palearctic and Afrotropical hard ticks, which are relevant in veterinary medicine and public health. The taxonomy of R. sanguineus s.s., has been particularly intensely debated, due to its wide geographic distribution, morphological variants, parasite-host associations, and its capacity and vectorial competence for the transmission of several pathogens. By sequencing mitochondrial markers, it was possible to identify the existence of multiple lineages, among which the Tropical and the Temperate lineages stand out, particularly in America. However, the northern limit between these lineages is not clear due to the lack of extensive sampling across Mexico. For this reason, the aim of the present study was to determine the genetic diversity and structure of the R. sanguineus group in Mexico and to compare it with the populations reported in the Americas, in order to propose the northern limit of the R. sanguineus Tropical lineage and the potential regions of sympatry with R. sanguineus s.s. The findings of this study now confirm the presence of R. sanguineus s.s. in Mexico, showing a subtle genetic structure and high genetic diversity throughout its distribution in the Americas. In contrast, the Tropical lineage seems to be genetically less diverse in its overall distribution in the Americas. The genetic diversity of these two independent lineages could have important epidemiological implications in the transmission of tick pathogens.
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spelling pubmed-84717002021-09-28 Rhipicephalus sanguineus Complex in the Americas: Systematic, Genetic Diversity, and Geographic Insights Sánchez-Montes, Sokani Salceda-Sánchez, Beatriz Bermúdez, Sergio E. Aguilar-Tipacamú, Gabriela Ballados-González, Gerardo G. Huerta, Herón Aguilar-Domínguez, Mariel la Mora, Jesús Delgado-de Licona-Enríquez, Jesús D. la Mora, David Delgado-de López-Pérez, Andrés M. Torres-Castro, Marco A. Alcántara-Rodríguez, Virginia Becker, Ingeborg Colunga-Salas, Pablo Pathogens Article The Rhipicephalus sanguineus group encompasses at least 12 validated species of Palearctic and Afrotropical hard ticks, which are relevant in veterinary medicine and public health. The taxonomy of R. sanguineus s.s., has been particularly intensely debated, due to its wide geographic distribution, morphological variants, parasite-host associations, and its capacity and vectorial competence for the transmission of several pathogens. By sequencing mitochondrial markers, it was possible to identify the existence of multiple lineages, among which the Tropical and the Temperate lineages stand out, particularly in America. However, the northern limit between these lineages is not clear due to the lack of extensive sampling across Mexico. For this reason, the aim of the present study was to determine the genetic diversity and structure of the R. sanguineus group in Mexico and to compare it with the populations reported in the Americas, in order to propose the northern limit of the R. sanguineus Tropical lineage and the potential regions of sympatry with R. sanguineus s.s. The findings of this study now confirm the presence of R. sanguineus s.s. in Mexico, showing a subtle genetic structure and high genetic diversity throughout its distribution in the Americas. In contrast, the Tropical lineage seems to be genetically less diverse in its overall distribution in the Americas. The genetic diversity of these two independent lineages could have important epidemiological implications in the transmission of tick pathogens. MDPI 2021-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8471700/ /pubmed/34578151 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10091118 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Sánchez-Montes, Sokani
Salceda-Sánchez, Beatriz
Bermúdez, Sergio E.
Aguilar-Tipacamú, Gabriela
Ballados-González, Gerardo G.
Huerta, Herón
Aguilar-Domínguez, Mariel
la Mora, Jesús Delgado-de
Licona-Enríquez, Jesús D.
la Mora, David Delgado-de
López-Pérez, Andrés M.
Torres-Castro, Marco A.
Alcántara-Rodríguez, Virginia
Becker, Ingeborg
Colunga-Salas, Pablo
Rhipicephalus sanguineus Complex in the Americas: Systematic, Genetic Diversity, and Geographic Insights
title Rhipicephalus sanguineus Complex in the Americas: Systematic, Genetic Diversity, and Geographic Insights
title_full Rhipicephalus sanguineus Complex in the Americas: Systematic, Genetic Diversity, and Geographic Insights
title_fullStr Rhipicephalus sanguineus Complex in the Americas: Systematic, Genetic Diversity, and Geographic Insights
title_full_unstemmed Rhipicephalus sanguineus Complex in the Americas: Systematic, Genetic Diversity, and Geographic Insights
title_short Rhipicephalus sanguineus Complex in the Americas: Systematic, Genetic Diversity, and Geographic Insights
title_sort rhipicephalus sanguineus complex in the americas: systematic, genetic diversity, and geographic insights
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8471700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34578151
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10091118
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