Nonspecific bacterial flora isolated from the body surface and inside Ixodes ricinus ticks

• Autorzy: Okla H. , Sosnowska M. , Jasik K. P. , Slodki J. , Wojtyczka R. D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Ixodes ricinus and other representatives of the order Ixodida are vectors of typical pathogens: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilium, Babesia spp., a tick-borne encephalitis virus, and other microorganisms which are important from a medical and veterinary point of view. The presented study focuses on the verification of nonspecific bacterial flora of I. ricinus. We analyzed ticks collected in a forest region in Silesia, an industrial district in Poland. Methods of classical microbiology and biochemical assays (API 20 NE test, API Staph test and MICRONAUT System) were used for isolation and identification of microorganisms living on the body surface of I. ricinus and inside ticks. The results show the presence of various bacteria on the surface and inside ticks’ bodies. During the study, we isolated Acinetobacter lwoffi, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Aeromonas hydrophila, Achromobacter denitrificans, Alcaligenes faecalis, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Pseudomonas oryzihabitans, Micrococcus spp., Kocuria varians, Staphylococcus lentus, Kocuria kristinae, Streptococcus pneumo- niae, Rhizobium radiobacter, Staphylococcus xylosus. Majority of the isolated species are non-pathogenic environmental microorganisms, but some of the isolated bacterial strains could cause severe infections.

Słowa kluczowe

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non-specific bacterial flora; body surface; Ixodes ricinus; tick; microbiological diagnostics; Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Babesia

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Microbiology
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 61
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.205-209,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Okla H.

• Department of Microbiology and Virology, The School of Pharmacy and the Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Jagiellonska 4, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland

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Sosnowska M.

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Jasik K. P.

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Slodki J.

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Wojtyczka R. D.

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