@article{fdi:010068266,
  title = {{A} novel ehrlichial agent detected in tick in {F}rench {P}olynesia},
  author = {{L}aroche, {M}. and {M}arie, {J}. and {M}ediannikov, {O}leg and {A}lmeras, {L}. and {B}erenger, {J}. {M}. and {M}usso, {D}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {P}arola, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}icks are hematophageous arthropods that are known to host and transmit miscellaneous pathogens including zoonotic bacteria. {T}he aim of this study was to investigate the presence of tick-associated microorganisms in {T}ahiti, {F}rench {P}olynesia with molecular tools. {A} total of 658 ticks from two species including {R}hipicephalus sanguineus s.l. and {R}h. annulatus were collected with forceps on dogs and cattle respectively, or with a flag on pasture in several locations of {T}ahiti in 2013. {T}wo {R}ickettsia belonging to the spotted fever group different from {R}. conorii and {R}. massiliae were detected by q{PCR} in two {R}h. sanguineus s.l. ticks, but sequencing failed. {A} {R}h. annulatus tick was found positive for a new ehrlichial agent characterized by amplification and sequencing of fragments of the {A}naplasmataceae 23{S} and {E}hrlichia 16{S} genes. {P}hylogenetic analyses based on the 23{S} and 16{S} sequences reveals that this bacterium is a new genotype, genetically close to {E}hrlichia minas ensis, a recently described {E}hrlichia sp. close to {E}hrlichia canis.},
  keywords = {{T}icks ; {E}hrlichia ; {R}hipicephalus ; {T}ahiti ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {TAHITI}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}icks and {T}ick-{B}orne {D}iseases},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1203--1208},
  ISSN = {1877-959{X}},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.07.014},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068266},
}