Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (6): 1700-1708.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2021.06.024

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PCR Detection and Genetic Relationship Analysis of Bartonella and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Melophagus ovinus

XIANG Yang1, YUAN Dongbo2, HOU Wei2, MO Xi2, YIN Jie2, YANG Aiguo2, HAO Lili1*   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China;
    2. Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention in Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Received:2020-10-15 Online:2021-06-23 Published:2021-06-22

Abstract: This experiment was conducted to investigate infection of Bartonella and spotted fever group rickettsiae in Melophagus ovinus in Shiqu County, Sichuan Province. M. ovinus collected from Tibetan sheep were classified by morphological identification. Total DNA of all M. ovinus were extracted and partial sequences of gltA and rpoB genes of Bartonella, and OmpA and OmpB genes of Rickettsia were amplified by PCR, respectively. The positive products were sequenced and compared through the NCBI database and phylogenetic trees were constructed based on gltA, rpoB, OmpA and OmpB for determination of Bartonella and Rickettsia, respectively. A total of 407 adult M. ovinus were collected in four villages in Shiqu County. Bartonella melophagi was detected in all four villages, with a total infection rate of 14.0% (57/407). Rickettsia raoultii was detected in Arizha, Gayi and Changxgma, with a total infection rate of 11.1% (45/407). The infection rate in Changxgma was significantly higher than that in Arizha and Gayi (P<0.05). Rickettsia sp. was only detected in Xinrong, with a total infection rate of 6.6% (8/121). No co-infection was observed in this study. In Shiqu, Tibetan sheep is the biological vector of Bartonella and Rickettsia. In this study, B. melophagi, R. raoultii and Rickettsia sp. were first detected in M. ovinus in Shiqu County.

Key words: Bartonella, SFG rickettsiae, Melophagus ovinus, Shiqu County

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