Article
Genetic Diversity and Novel Lineages of Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and Coxiella-like Endosymbionts in Ticks from a Forest Ecosystem in Northeastern China.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 10 Mar 2026
Huang Qingzhu, Teng Zhongqiu, Lu Miao, Cheng Yuqing, Qin Xincheng, Dai Lupeng, Liang Junrong, Qin Tian, Xu Jianguo
Abstract excerpt
Ticks are important vectors of bacterial pathogens with veterinary and public health significance. However, information on the diversity of tick-associated bacteria in forest ecosystems of northeastern China remains limited. In this study, 821 questing ticks were collected from Huoshankou National Forest Park in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province, and identified as Haemaphysalis japonica, Hae. concinna, and...
Topics
- Animals
- Anaplasma
- China
- Forests
- Phylogeny
- Genetic Variation
- Symbiosis
- Ehrlichia
- Coxiella
- Ticks
- Ecosystem
