Movatterモバイル変換

[0]ホーム
URL:

Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
Thehttps:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

NIH NLM Logo
Log inShow account info
Access keysNCBI HomepageMyNCBI HomepageMain ContentMain Navigation
pubmed logo
Advanced Clipboard
User Guide

Full text links

Frontiers Media SA full text link Frontiers Media SA Free PMC article
Full text links

Actions

Share

Review
.2019 Jan 8:5:334.
doi: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00334. eCollection 2018.

Worldwide Presence and Features of Flea-BorneRickettsia asembonensis

Affiliations
Review

Worldwide Presence and Features of Flea-BorneRickettsia asembonensis

Alice N Maina et al. Front Vet Sci..

Abstract

Rickettsia asembonensis, the most well-characterized rickettsia of theRickettsia felis-like organisms (RFLO), is relatively unknown within the vector-borne diseases research community. The agent was initially identified in peri-domestic fleas from Asembo, Kenya in an area in whichR. felis was associated with fever patients. Local fleas collected from domestic animals and within homes were predominately infected withR. asembonensis with < 10% infected withR. felis. Since the identification ofR. asembonensis in Kenya, it has been reported in other locations within Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and South America. With the description ofR. asembonensis-like genotypes across the globe, a need exists to isolate theseR. asembonensis genotypes in cell culture, conduct microscopic, and biological analysis, as well as whole genome sequencing to ascertain whether they are the same species. Additionally, interest has been building on the potential ofR. asembonensis in infecting vertebrate hosts including humans, non-human primates, dogs, and other animals. The current knowledge of the presence, prevalence, and distribution ofR. asembonensis worldwide, as well as its arthropod hosts and potential as a pathogen are discussed in this manuscript.

Keywords: Rickettsia; Rickettsia asembonensis; Rickettsia felis-like organisms; arthropod hosts; flea-borne; worldwide distribution.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Worldwide mapof the locations ofRickettsia asembonensis, genetically similar rickettsiae, and associated vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. Inset maps are for points in(A): Costa Rica;(B): Egypt and Israel; and(C): Malaysia. This map was created using ArcGIS® software by Esri. ArcGIS® and ArcMap™ which are the intellectual property of Esri and are used herein under license. Copyright © Esri.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Molecular phylogenetic analysis usingompB open reading frame (4,130 bp). The evolutionary history was inferred by using the Maximum Likelihood method based on the Tamura-Nei model. The percentage of trees in which the associated taxa clustered together is shown next to the branches. Evolutionary analyses were conducted with MEGA7.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

References

    1. Maina AN, Luce-Fedrow A, Omulo S, Hang J, Chan T-C, Ade F, et al. . Isolation and characterization of a novel Rickettsia species (Rickettsia asembonensis sp. nov) obtained from cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. (2016) 66:4512–7. 10.1099/ijsem.0.001382 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Ogata H, Renesto P, Audic S, Robert C, Blanc G, Fournier PE, et al. . The genome sequence of Rickettsia felis identifies the first putative conjugative plasmid in an obligate intracellular parasite. PLoS Biol. (2005) 3:e248. 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030248 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Mediannikov O, Aubadie-Ladrix M, Raoult D. Candidatus ‘Rickettsia senegalensis’ in cat fleas in Senegal. New Microbes New Infect. (2014) 3:24–8. 10.1016/j.nmni.2014.10.005 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Parola P, Sanogo O, Lerdthusnee K, Zeaiter Z, Chauvancy G, Gonzalez J, et al. Identification of Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp in fleas from the Thai-Myanmar Border Annals New York Academy Sci. (2003) 990:173–81. 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07359.x - DOI - PubMed
    1. Reeves WK, Nelder MP, Korecki JA. Bartonella and Rickettsia in fleas and lice from mammals in South Carolina, USA. J Vector Ecol. (2005) 30:310. - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources

Full text links
Frontiers Media SA full text link Frontiers Media SA Free PMC article
Cite
Send To

NCBI Literature Resources

MeSHPMCBookshelfDisclaimer

The PubMed wordmark and PubMed logo are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Unauthorized use of these marks is strictly prohibited.

[8]ページ先頭
©2009-2025 Movatter.jp