Exploration of Multi-Gene DNA Barcode Markers to Reveal the Broad Genetic Diversity of Field Ticks (Acari : Ixodidae) in a Tropical Environment of Hainan Island, China

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Ticks are hematophagous arthropods and obligate ectoparasites of humans and other animals. This study focused on the molecular discrimination of ticks in the tropical environment of Hainan according to multi-gene DNA barcode markers with the expectation of accurately distinguishing species. A total of 420 ticks, including 49 adult ticks, 203 nymphal ticks, and 168 larval ticks, were collected in the field, and the 49 adult ticks were identified as Rhipicephalus turanicus, Dermacentor marginatus, and Haemaphysalis longicornis. The mitochondrial 16S rRNA, ribosomal 28S rRNA D2, and ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) regions were used as DNA barcode markers to discriminate species. According to basic local alignment search tool analysis against the GenBank database, 16S rRNA positively identified ticks in the Rhipicephalus, Dermacentor, and Haemaphysalis genera; the 28S rRNA D2 region identified ticks in the Rhipicephalus and Dermacentor genera; and ITS2 identified ticks as D. marginatus. Pairwise sequence comparisons based on these three regions were visualized with a Sequence Demarcation Tool matrix. Substitution saturation tests using data analysis and molecular biology and evolution revealed little substitution saturation (Iss < Iss.c, p < 0.05) in the 16S rRNA region for the Haemaphysalis genus; 28S rRNA D2 region for the Rhipicephalus, Dermacentor, and Haemaphysalis genera; and ITS2 region for the Rhipicephalus and Dermacentor genera. Distinctive sequences for which it is difficult to obtain good matches with the sequences available in GenBank exist in the ticks of Hainan. Future studies should obtain complementary sequences to refine and update the database for the molecular characterization of ticks.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:163

Enthalten in:

Cytogenetic and genome research - 163(2023), 1-2 vom: 29., Seite 59-73

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lu, Yajun [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yae [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Li [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wanyu [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Yunyun [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Shi [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Qianfeng [VerfasserIn]

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16S rRNA
28S rRNA
DNA barcode markers
Genetic Markers
Internal transcribed spacer 2
Journal Article
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
RNA, Ribosomal, 28S
Species identification
Ticks

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Date Completed 23.11.2023

Date Revised 23.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1159/000531734

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358864984