<i>Rickettsia</i> carried by gamasid mites on the body surface of rodents in Inner Mongolia,  China

WANG Bin, LI Gui-chang, DONG Li, MU Qun-zheng, ZHAO Ning, SONG Xiu-ping, LU Liang, LI Dong-mei, LI Xing-zhou, LIU Qi-yong

doi:10.11853/j.issn.1003.8280.2023.02.017

Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control >

2023 , Vol. 34 >Issue 2: 244 - 249

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11853/j.issn.1003.8280.2023.02.017

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Rickettsia carried by gamasid mites on the body surface of rodents in Inner Mongolia, China

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1. Public Health School, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang 154007, China;
2. State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Department of Vector Biology and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China;
3. Public Health School, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Ji'nan, Shandong 250012, China

Received date: 2022-10-18

Online published: 2023-04-26

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Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 32090023) ;National Science and Technology Major Project of China (No. 2017ZX10303404006)

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Objective To determine the species and positive rate of Rickettsia carried by gamasid mites on the body surface of rodents in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Inner Mongolia), China, and to provide a basis for the prevention and control of local infectious diseases. Methods DNAs of gamasid mites on the body surface of rodents in different areas of Inner Mongolia were extracted, and the 17 kDa gene sequence was amplified by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The outer membrane protein A (ompA) sequence was amplified for samples positive for the 17 kDa gene. The PCR products obtained by amplification were sequenced, and the phylogenetic tree was constructed after homology comparison between the sequencing results and the sequences from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, USA. Results Rickettsia was detected in 11 of 536 gamasid mites, and the total positive rate was 2.05%. The species of Rickettsia included R. heilongjiangensis, a sibling species of R. felis, and an unknown species of Rickettsia. Their host mites included Haemogamasus mandschuricus, Eulaelaps cricetuli, Hg. kitanoi, Haemolaelaps glasgowi, and deutonymphs of Parasitus sp., with the positive rates of 8.89%, 3.39%, 2.22%, 0.68%, and 12.50%, respectively. The hosts that carried gamasid mites positive for Rickettsia included Spermophilus dauricus, Allactaga sibirica, and Lasiopodomys brandtii. Conclusion Gamasid mites on the body surface of rodents in Inner Mongolia carry a variety of Rickettsia, including the species that are human pathogen.

Key words： Gamasid mites; Rickettsia; 17 kDa protein; Outer membrane protein A(ompA); Inner Mongolia

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WANG Bin, LI Gui-chang, DONG Li, MU Qun-zheng, ZHAO Ning, SONG Xiu-ping, LU Liang, LI Dong-mei, LI Xing-zhou, LIU Qi-yong . Rickettsia carried by gamasid mites on the body surface of rodents in Inner Mongolia, China[J]. Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control, 2023 , 34(2) : 244 -249 . DOI: 10.11853/j.issn.1003.8280.2023.02.017

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