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Table 2 Distribution of Ixodes scapularis organisms in eastern North America, from 78 studies reviewed (2000–2015)

From: Human pathogens associated with the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis: a systematic review

Organism

Jurisdiction where organism detected (Canadian provinces and US states)a

Tick-borne organisms

 

 Alphaproteobacteria

 

  Anaplasmataceae

 

  Anaplasma phagocytophilum b,c

Canada: AB, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK; US: CT, DE, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WI

  Ehrlichia chaffeensis b

US: NY

  Ehrlichia ewingii b

US: TN

  Ehrlichia Panola Mountain sp.b

US: TN

  Ehrlichia muris-like sp. (or E. sp. nr. muris)b

US: MN, WI

 Bartonellaceae

 

  Bartonella henselae b

US: NJ, NY, PA

  Unidentified/uncharacterized   Bartonella spp.

US: MD, NJ, PA

 Rickettsiaceae

 

  Candidatus Rickettsia cooleyi   (or cooleyi-like)d

US: FL, GA, TN, TX

  Candidatus Rickettsia IRS4

US: MA

  Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii

US: TN

  Rickettsia buchneri d

US: MN

  Rickettsia massiliae/Rickettsia sp.   Bar 29

US: NC

  Rickettsia parkeri b

US: LA

  Rickettsia peacockii d

US: TX

  Rickettsia endosymbiont of   Ixodes scapularis d

US: CT, IN, LA, MA, ME, NY, PA, TN, WI

  Rickettsia sp. Is-I

US: GA

  Rickettsia sp. TR-39

US: FL, GA

  Unidentified/uncharacterized   Rickettsia spp.

US: MD, NC, TN

  Wolbachia sp.

US: CT

Spirochaetes

 

 Spirochaetaceae

 

  Borrelia andersonii b

US: MI

  Borrelia bissettii b

US: LA

  Borrelia burgdorferi s.s.b

Canada: AB, MB, NB, NS, NL, ON, PE, QC; US: AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, WI

  Borrelia kurtenbachii b

Canada: NS; US: NY

  Borrelia lonestari b

US: AR, MA, NY

  Borrelia miyamotoi b

Canada: AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC; US: CT, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, WI

  Unidentified/uncharacterized   Borrelia sp.

US: NY

Piroplasmida

 

 Babesiidae

 

  Babesia microti b

US: CT, MA, MD, ME, MN, NH, NJ, NY, PA, WI

  Babesia odocoilei

US: IN, IL, ME, MI, MS, PA, TN, WI

 Theileriidae

 

  Theileria cervi

US: TN

Viruses

 

 Bunyaviridae

 

  Blacklegged tick phlebovirus

US: NY

  South Bay virus

US: NY

 Flaviviridae

 

  Deer tick virus (POWV lineage II)b

US: CT, MA, NY, RI, WI

  Powassan virus (POWV lineage I)b

US: NY

  POWV (not subtyped)b

US: NY

 Reoviridae

 

  St. Croix River viruse

US: WI

 Other

 

  Ixodes scapularis mononegaviralese

US: NY

Non-vector-borne, gut/surface orgnaisms

 

Alphaproteobacteria

 

 Bradyrhizobiaceae

 

  Afipia broomeae f

US: NY

  Afipia felis f

US: CT

 Caulobacteraceae

 

  Uncultured bacterium 1

US: CT

  Uncultured bacterium 2

US: CT

 Methylobacteriaceae

 

  Methylobacterium mesophilicum f

US: CT

  Methylobacterium sp. strain G296-5

US: CT

  Uncultured bacterium 3

US: CT

 Sphingomonadaceae

 

  Sphingomonas elodea f

US: CT

  Sphingomonas melonis f

US: CT

  Sphingomonas sp.

US: CT

  Sphingomonas sp. strain BF2

US: CT

  Sphingomonas sp. AV069

US: CT

  Sphingopyxis alaskensis

US: CT

  Sphingobacterium sp.

US: NY

Betaproteobacteria

 

 Burkholderiaceae

 

  Burkholderia sp.

US: CT

  Ralstonia mannitolilytica f

US: NY

 Comamonadaceae

 

  Delftia acidovorans f

US: CT

  Delftia acidovorans WDL34f

US: CT

  Uncultured bacterium 4

US: CT

  Uncultured bacterium 5

US: CT

Gammaproteobacteria

 

 Enterobacteriaceae

 

  Enterobacter asburiae f

US: NY

  Escherichia coli f

US: CT

  Photorhabdus sp.

US: NY

  Raoultella sp.

US: NY

  Shigella sp.

US: NY

  Uncultured gamma protebacterium

US: NY

  Acinetobacter sp. strain phenon 4

US: CT

  Acinetobacter sp. 1

US: CT

  Acinetobacter sp. 2

US: NY

 Pseudomonadaceae

 

  Pseudomonas fluorescens f

US: NY

  Pseudomonas sp. 1

US: NY

  Pseudomonas sp. 2

US: NY

  Pseudomonas sp. 3

US: NY

  Symbiont cf. Pseudomonas

US: NY

 Xanthomonadaceae

 

  Stenotrophomonas maltophilia f

US: CT

  Uncultured Stenotrophomonas sp.

US: NY

  Stenotrophomonas sp.

US: NY

Actinobacteria

 

 Mycobacteriaceae

 

  Mycobacterium manitobense f

US: CT

 Nocardiaceae

 

  Rhodococcus erythropolis   strain NVIf

US: CT

  Rhodococcus sp.

US: NY

  Williamsia sp.

US: NY

 Propionibacteriaceae

 

  Propionibacterium acnes f

US: CT

Firmicutes

 

 Bacillaceae

 

  Bacillus sp.

US: CT

 Streptococcaceae

 

  Uncultured Streptococcus sp.

US: CT

 Unclassified Bacteria

 

 Uncultured bacterium 6

US: CT

 Uncultured bacterium 7

US: CT

 Uncultured bacterium 8

US: CT

 Uncultured bacterium 9

US: CT

 Uncultured bacterium 10

US: CT

 Uncultured bacterium 11

US: CT

 Uncultured bacterium 12

US: CT

 Uncultured bacterium 13

US: CT

 Plastid clone

US: CT

 Uncultured bacterium 14

US: NY

 Uncultured/unidentified bacterium

US: NY

  1. aCanada: AB, Alberta; MB, Manitoba; NB, New Brunswick; NL, Newfoundland; NS, Nova Scotia; ON, Ontario; PE, Prince Edward Island; SK, Saskatchewan; QC, Quebec. US: AR, Arkansas; CT, Connecticut; DE, Delaware; FL, Florida; GA, Georgia; IL, Illinois; IN, Indiana; IA, Iowa; LA, Louisiana; ME, Maine; MD, Maryland; MA, Massachusetts; MI, Michigan; MN, Minnesota; MS, Mississippi; NH, New Hampshire; NJ, New Jersey; NY, New York; NC, North Carolina; ND, North Dakota; PA, Pennsylvania; RI, Rhode Island; SC, South Carolina; TN, Tennessee; TX, Texas; VT, Vermont; VA, Virginia; WI, Wisconsin
  2. bKnown or putative human pathogen, B. andersoni [131]; B. bissettii [132]; B. kurtenbachii [133]; B. lonestari [134]; R. parkeri [91]
  3. cBoth the Ap-ha strain (human disease strain) and the Ap-variant-1 strain were pooled during data extraction, since not all studies distinguished between the two
  4. dKnown or putative endosymbiont of Ix. scapularis
  5. eLikely a viral genome integrated into I. scapularis genome [135, 136]
  6. fHuman pathogen, but likely not transmitted by blacklegged ticks, gut organisms