Table 3 Prevalence, tick species identified, method of detection, sequence identity and sequence identity information
Pathogen | Prevalence (%) (n = 540) | Tick species (n) | Method of detection | Sequence identity (%) | GenBank ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. phagocytophilum | 5 (0.9) | I. hexagonus (1) | qPCR | na | na | |
I. ricinus (4) | ||||||
Bartonella spp. | B. henselae | 3 (0.6) | I. hexagonus (2) | qPCR | na | na |
I. ricinus (1) | ||||||
B. clarridgeiae | 1 (0.2) | I. hexagonus (1) | qPCR | 96 (based on 225 bp) | HG519012.1 | |
Other species | 3 (0.6) | I. hexagonus (3) | na | na | ||
Haemoplasma species | “Ca. M. haemominutum” | 3 (0.6) | I. trianguliceps (1) | qPCR | na | na |
I. ricinus (2) | ||||||
M. haemofelis | 1 (0.2) | I. trianguliceps (1) | ||||
“Ca. M. turicensis” | 1 (0.2) | I. ricinus (1) | ||||
Hepatozoon spp. | H. felis | 1 (0.2) | I. hexagonus (1) | PCR | 90 (based on 315 bp) | KY215817.1 |
H. silvestris | 1 (0.2) | I. ricinus (1) | 100 (based on 452 bp) | KX757032.1 | ||