Midichloria mitochondrii is widespread in hard ticks (Ixodidae) and resides in the mitochondria of phylogenetically diverse species

Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 485-494

  Epis, S ^a   Sassera, D ^a   Beninati, T ^b   Lo, N ^b   Beati, L ^c   Piesman, J ^d   Rinaldi, L ^e   McCoy, K D ^f   Torina, A ^g   Sacchi, L ^h   Clementi, E ^h   Genchi, M ^h   Magnino, S ⁱ   Bandi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^g ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

ⁱ ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hard ticks; Intra mitochondrial; Ixodes ricinus; Midichloria mitochondrii; PCR screening; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CYTOPLASM; GENE SEQUENCE; ICELAND; ITALY; MIDICHLORIA MITOCHONDRII; MITOCHONDRION; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIPICEPHALUS BURSA; RICKETTSIALES; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS; TICK; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; IXODES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS BURSA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 43249124717     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182007004052     Document Type: Article

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