Table 3 |
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| Members of theN. mikurensisgroup are distinguished from other genera based on sequence analysis of 16S rDNA, citrate synthase (gltA) and heat shock protein GroEL genes | |||||
| Country (Ref.) | Species | Named | Gene | AccessionN | Similarity |
| Netherlands [8] | I. ricinus | Ehrlichia-like ‘schotti variant’ | 16S | AF104680 | 100% |
| Russia [15] |
I. ricinus I. persulcatus |
Ehrlichia-like ‘schotti variant’ | 16S | AF104680 | 100% |
| Germany [16] | I. ricinus | Ehrlichia-like ‘schotti variant’ |
16S GroEL |
AF104680 EU810407 |
100% 100% |
| Italy [9] | I. ricinus | C. Ehrlichia walkerii |
16S GltA |
AY098730 AY098729 |
100% 100% |
| Italy [28] | I. ricinus | C. Ehrlichia walkerii |
16S GltA |
AY098730 AY098729 |
100% 100% |
| China [12] | Rattus norvegicus | Ehrlichia-like ‘Rattus variant’ | 16S | AY135531 | 98.9% |
| Japan [7] |
Rattus norvegicus I. ovatus |
C. N. mikurensis (TK4456 and IS58) |
16S GroEL |
AB084582 AB074460 AB084583 AB074461 |
99.1% 99.4% 94.3% 95.5% |
| USA [14] | Procyon lotor | Ehrlichia-like organism | 16S | AY781777 | 99.8% |
| Japan [29] |
A. argenteus A. speciosus and Eothenomys.smithii |
C. N. mikurensis (FIN686 and Nagano21) |
16S |
AB196304 AB196305 |
99.5% 99.6% |
| Russia [13] | I. persulcatus | Ehrlichia-like ‘schotti variant’ | 16S | AF104680 | 100% |
| Italy [11] | C. glareolus | C. N. mikurensis | 16S | AB213021 | 99.6% |
| Russia [30] |
M. rossiaemeridionalis I. persulcatus |
C. N. mikurensis | 16S | EF445398 | 100% |
| USA [31] | Procyon lotor |
C. N. lotoris (RAC413) |
16S GroEL GltA |
EF633744, EF633745 EF633746 |
97.8% 98.7% 79.5% |
| Slovakia [32] | I. ricinus | C. N. mikurensis | 16S | AB196305 | 99.7% |
| Russia [30] |
I. persulcatus A. peninsulae |
C. N. mikurensis |
16S GroEL |
FJ966364 FJ966363 FJ966366 FJ966365 |
99.6% 100% 98.7% 98.7% |
| Germany [18] | Human | C. N. mikurensis |
16S, GroEL |
EU810404 EU810406 |
99.9% 100% |
| Switzerland [20] | Human | C. N. mikurensis |
16S GroEL |
GQ501089 HM045824 |
100% 98.9% |
| Germany [19] | Dog | C. N. mikurensis | GroEL | EU432375 | 100% |
This strain has been reported in different parts of the world under diverse nominations. The similarity of these isolates with N. mikurensis isolates present in Dutch ticks isolates were calculated.
Jahfari et al. Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:74 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-74
