Molecular evidence of Wolbachia in bat-associated mite Periglischrus Iheringi Oudemans, 1902 (Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae) from Brazil

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Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ; Calchi, Ana Claudia ; Castro-Santiago, Ana Carolina ; Marocco, Joao Carlos ; Dorigoni, Leticia ; de Quadros, Rosileia Marinho ; Andre, Marcos Rogerio ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes ; Dowling, Ashley P. G. ; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia ; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: VETERINARY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS; v. 49, n. 1, p. 8-pg., 2025-02-01.

Abstract

Wolbachia is an intracellular endosymbiont bacterium found in nematodes and arthopods. Regarding mites, the Wolbachia supergroup U has been described based on strains found in the genus Spinturnix. In this study, ten specimens of Periglischrus iheringi (Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae), collected from Artibeus obscurus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Santa Catarina State, were found to be infected with Wolbachia. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16 S rRNA gene revealed that the detected Wolbachia strain belongs to Supergroup F, which has also been detected in other ectoparasitic arthropods, such as Columbicola columbae (slender pigeon lice) and Cimex lectularius (bed bug). This study presents the first molecular detection of Wolbachia in P. iheringi. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 20/11755-6 - Taxonomy and microbiome of mites that parasitize bats in Brazil: study of the presence of pathogens and symbiotic commensal communities in these ectoparasites
• Grantee: Ricardo Bassini Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
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• Grantee: Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
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• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
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• Grantee: Ana Cláudia Calchi
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 22/05615-2 - Unravelling the relationship between Bartonella spp. and arthropod-vectors by omics approaches and tick cell lines culture
• Grantee: Marcos Rogério André
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
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• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants