@article{fdi:010066266,
  title = {{A}rsenophonus nasoniae and {R}ickettsiae infection of {I}xodes ricinus due to parasitic wasp {I}xodiphagus hookeri},
  author = {{B}ohacsova, {M}. and {M}ediannikov, {O}leg and {K}azimirova, {M}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {S}ekeyova, {Z}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}rsenophonus nasoniae, a male-killing endosymbiont of chalcid wasps, was recently detected in several hard tick species. {F}ollowing the hypothesis that its presence in ticks may not be linked to the direct occurrence of bacteria in tick's organs, we identified {A}. nasoniae in wasps emerging from parasitised nymphs. {W}e confirmed that 28.1% of {I}xodiphagus hookeri wasps parasitizing {I}xodes ricinus ticks were infected by {A}. nasoniae. {M}oreover, in examined {I}. ricinus nymphs, {A}. nasoniae was detected only in those, which were parasitized by the wasp. {H}owever, in part of the adult wasps as well as in some ticks that contained wasp's {DNA}, we did not confirm {A}. nasoniae. {W}e also found, that in spite of reported male-killing, some newly emerged adult wasp males were also infected by {A}. nasoniae. {A}dditionally, we amplified the {DNA} of {R}ickettsia helvetica and {R}ickettsia monacensis (known to be {I}xodes ricinus-associated bacteria) in adult parasitoid wasps. {T}his may be related either with the digested bacterial {DNA} in wasp body lumen or with a role of wasps in circulation of rickettsiae among tick vectors.},
  keywords = {{SLOVAQUIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {e0149950 [11 p.]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0149950},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066266},
}