@article{fdi:010068819,
  title = {{N}atural {A}naplasmataceae infection in {R}hipicephalus bursa ticks collected from sheep in the {F}rench {B}asque {C}ountry},
  author = {{D}ahmani, {M}. and {D}avoust, {B}. and {R}ousseau, {F}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {F}enollar, {F}. and {M}ediannikov, {O}leg},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}hipicephalus bursa is one of 79 species of the genus {R}hipicephalus in the family of {I}xodidae. {I}n this study, we investigated {A}naplasmataceae bacteria associated with {R}. bursa collected after an epizootic outbreak of ovine anaplasmosis. 76 adult ticks, (60 male and 16 female ticks), were removed from sheep in two farms and all identified as {R}. bursa, all females were partially engorged. {W}e found that 50% of the ticks were positive in the initial {A}naplasmataceae q{PCR} screening. {B}acterial species was identified by analyzing the sequences of amplicons of 23{S} r{RNA}, gro{EL} and rpo{B} genes. 22.4% of ticks contained {DNA} of {A}naplasma phagocytophilum and 7.9% the {DNA} of {A}naplasma ovis. {B}ased on 23{S} r{RNA} and gro{EL} genes analysis, we found that 19.7% of ticks contained a potentially new species of {E}hrlichia. {W}e propose the status of {C}andidatus for this uncultured species and we provisionally name it {C}andidatus {E}hrlichia urmitei. {N}o {W}olbachia were identified. {T}hese results show that {R}. bursa can be a carrier of {A}naplasmataceae bacteria.},
  keywords = {{S}heep ; {T}icks ; {R}hipicephalus bursa ; {A}naplasmataceae ; {A}naplasma phagocytophilum ; {A}naplasma ovis ; {C}andidatus {E}hrlichia urmitei ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}icks and {T}ick-{B}orne {D}iseases},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {18--24},
  ISSN = {1877-959{X}},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.09.009},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068819},
}