Table 3 Members of the N. mikurensis group are distinguished from other genera based on sequence analysis of 16S rDNA, citrate synthase (gltA) and heat shock protein GroEL genes
From: Prevalence of Neoehrlichia mikurensis in ticks and rodents from North-west Europe
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% |