LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Molecular detection of Rickettsia genus in chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) collected on small mammals in southeastern brazilian

Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro; Bassini-Silva, Ricardo; Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián; Welbourn, Cal; Ochoa, Ronald; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 28 (4), 2019

Abstract Chiggers are ectoparasites of vertebrates and may cause trombiculiasis or transmit pathogens to their hosts. Specimens collected from rodents and marsupials were morphologically identified as Herpetacarus hertigi, Eutrombicula tinami, Kymocta sp., Quadraseta brasiliensis, Quadraseta falconensis,...

Marsupiales/parasitología, Infestaciones por Ácaros/veterinaria, Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa, ARN Bacteriano/genética, ARN Ribosómico 18S/genética, Rickettsia/genética, Rickettsia/aislamiento & purificación, Roedores/parasitología, Trombiculidae/microbiología

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Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing birds in southeastern Brazil, with notes on Rickettsia detection

Abstract The larvae of the family Trombiculidae are ectoparasites of vertebrates, including birds. The bite of some species can cause deep lesions and severe skin reactions in the host, these can lead to dermatitis, popularly known as trombiculiasis. A morphological study of chiggers collected on birds ...