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Károly Márialigeti - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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detection of a novel francisella in dermacentor reticulatus a need for careful evaluation of pcr based identification of francisella tularensis in eurasian ticks
Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2009Co-Authors: Z. Széll, T. Sréter, Zsuzsa Sreterlancz, Károly MárialigetiAbstract:Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, has been detected in ixodid ticks in some regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. In the present study, 245 Dermacentor reticulatus, 211 Ixodes ricinus, and 194 Haemaphysalis concinna adults from Hungary were tested for the presence of F. tularensis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays based on 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rDNA) and T-cell epitope of a Francisella membrane protein (TUL4). No Francisella-specific amplification products were detected in I. ricinus and H. concinna ticks. Francisella DNA was identified using PCR assays based on 16S rDNA and TUL4 gene in D. reticulatus with similar prevalence (minimum 1.2%) as demonstrated in earlier European and Asian studies detecting F. tularensis in D. reticulatus. However, the 16S rDNA and TUL4 gene sequences of the Francisella-like agent occurring in D. reticulatus differed from the homologous sequences of Francisella spp. deposited in GenBank. Phylogenetic reconstructions showed that the new g...
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Rickettsiae of the spotted-fever group in ixodid ticks from Hungary: Identification of a new genotype ('Candidatus Rickettsia kotlanii')
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 2006Co-Authors: Zsuzsa Sréter-lancz, Z. Széll, Gábor M. Kovács, László Egyed, Károly Márialigeti, T. SréterAbstract:Three common European 'anthrophilic' ticks, Ixodes ricinus, Haemaphysalis concinna and Dermacentor reticulatus, were collected in Hungary and tested, in assays based on nested PCR, for rickettsiae of the spotted-fever group. Low percentages of I. ricinus (2.7%) and H. concinna (1.0%) and a high percentage of D. reticulatus (26.8%) were found to be infected. The rickettsiae in the ticks were then identified, by sequencing of the genes coding for 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rDNA), citrate synthase (gltA) and the rOmpA outer-membrane protein (ompA), as Rickettsia helvetica, Rickettsia monacensis, Rickettsia sp. RpA4, or what is probably a newly recognized Rickettsia species ('Candidatus Rickettsia kotlanii'). These results raise the possibility that rickettsiae other than Rickettsia slovaca are involved in human disease in Hungary. Current knowledge on the distributions of the rickettsiae of the spotted-fever group that are emerging in Europe is also summarized.
T. Sréter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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detection of a novel francisella in dermacentor reticulatus a need for careful evaluation of pcr based identification of francisella tularensis in eurasian ticks
Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2009Co-Authors: Z. Széll, T. Sréter, Zsuzsa Sreterlancz, Károly MárialigetiAbstract:Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, has been detected in ixodid ticks in some regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. In the present study, 245 Dermacentor reticulatus, 211 Ixodes ricinus, and 194 Haemaphysalis concinna adults from Hungary were tested for the presence of F. tularensis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays based on 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rDNA) and T-cell epitope of a Francisella membrane protein (TUL4). No Francisella-specific amplification products were detected in I. ricinus and H. concinna ticks. Francisella DNA was identified using PCR assays based on 16S rDNA and TUL4 gene in D. reticulatus with similar prevalence (minimum 1.2%) as demonstrated in earlier European and Asian studies detecting F. tularensis in D. reticulatus. However, the 16S rDNA and TUL4 gene sequences of the Francisella-like agent occurring in D. reticulatus differed from the homologous sequences of Francisella spp. deposited in GenBank. Phylogenetic reconstructions showed that the new g...
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Rickettsiae of the spotted-fever group in ixodid ticks from Hungary: Identification of a new genotype ('Candidatus Rickettsia kotlanii')
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 2006Co-Authors: Zsuzsa Sréter-lancz, Z. Széll, Gábor M. Kovács, László Egyed, Károly Márialigeti, T. SréterAbstract:Three common European 'anthrophilic' ticks, Ixodes ricinus, Haemaphysalis concinna and Dermacentor reticulatus, were collected in Hungary and tested, in assays based on nested PCR, for rickettsiae of the spotted-fever group. Low percentages of I. ricinus (2.7%) and H. concinna (1.0%) and a high percentage of D. reticulatus (26.8%) were found to be infected. The rickettsiae in the ticks were then identified, by sequencing of the genes coding for 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rDNA), citrate synthase (gltA) and the rOmpA outer-membrane protein (ompA), as Rickettsia helvetica, Rickettsia monacensis, Rickettsia sp. RpA4, or what is probably a newly recognized Rickettsia species ('Candidatus Rickettsia kotlanii'). These results raise the possibility that rickettsiae other than Rickettsia slovaca are involved in human disease in Hungary. Current knowledge on the distributions of the rickettsiae of the spotted-fever group that are emerging in Europe is also summarized.
Z. Széll - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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detection of a novel francisella in dermacentor reticulatus a need for careful evaluation of pcr based identification of francisella tularensis in eurasian ticks
Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2009Co-Authors: Z. Széll, T. Sréter, Zsuzsa Sreterlancz, Károly MárialigetiAbstract:Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, has been detected in ixodid ticks in some regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. In the present study, 245 Dermacentor reticulatus, 211 Ixodes ricinus, and 194 Haemaphysalis concinna adults from Hungary were tested for the presence of F. tularensis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays based on 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rDNA) and T-cell epitope of a Francisella membrane protein (TUL4). No Francisella-specific amplification products were detected in I. ricinus and H. concinna ticks. Francisella DNA was identified using PCR assays based on 16S rDNA and TUL4 gene in D. reticulatus with similar prevalence (minimum 1.2%) as demonstrated in earlier European and Asian studies detecting F. tularensis in D. reticulatus. However, the 16S rDNA and TUL4 gene sequences of the Francisella-like agent occurring in D. reticulatus differed from the homologous sequences of Francisella spp. deposited in GenBank. Phylogenetic reconstructions showed that the new g...
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Rickettsiae of the spotted-fever group in ixodid ticks from Hungary: Identification of a new genotype ('Candidatus Rickettsia kotlanii')
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 2006Co-Authors: Zsuzsa Sréter-lancz, Z. Széll, Gábor M. Kovács, László Egyed, Károly Márialigeti, T. SréterAbstract:Three common European 'anthrophilic' ticks, Ixodes ricinus, Haemaphysalis concinna and Dermacentor reticulatus, were collected in Hungary and tested, in assays based on nested PCR, for rickettsiae of the spotted-fever group. Low percentages of I. ricinus (2.7%) and H. concinna (1.0%) and a high percentage of D. reticulatus (26.8%) were found to be infected. The rickettsiae in the ticks were then identified, by sequencing of the genes coding for 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rDNA), citrate synthase (gltA) and the rOmpA outer-membrane protein (ompA), as Rickettsia helvetica, Rickettsia monacensis, Rickettsia sp. RpA4, or what is probably a newly recognized Rickettsia species ('Candidatus Rickettsia kotlanii'). These results raise the possibility that rickettsiae other than Rickettsia slovaca are involved in human disease in Hungary. Current knowledge on the distributions of the rickettsiae of the spotted-fever group that are emerging in Europe is also summarized.
Alessandra Guidi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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fish species identification in canned pet food by blast and forensically informative nucleotide sequencing fins analysis of short fragments of the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene 16S rRNA
Food Control, 2015Co-Authors: Andrea Armani, Lara Tinacci, Xiong Xiong, Lorenzo Castigliego, Daniela Gianfaldoni, Alessandra GuidiAbstract:Abstract Nowadays, pet food claiming high-valued fish among ingredients is largely available on the market. Unfortunately, the modifications induced by processing make species identification by visual inspection difficult and hinder the enforcement of the legislation on traceability. In this work, after aligning 819 sequences of Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Salangidae and Scombridae families, we developed new universal primers for the amplification and sequencing of 2 short fragments (±118 and ±213) of the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene. Once tested on 130 DNA reference samples, these primers were used in the analysis of highly degraded DNA extracted from 43 canned cat food containing whole minnows (whitebait) (M) and tuna, or bonito or mackerel fillets (F). Three M and 2 F samples were analyzed for each can. A BLAST and a FINS analysis, the latter performed only on the 118 bp fragment, were performed separately on the sequences obtained from M and F samples. All the M samples were identified at the species or genus level by both BLAST and FINS analysis. This allowed to highlight an impressive rate of mislabeling (100%). F samples, for which FINS was less performing in species identification, resulted mislabeled in 40% of the products.
Zsuzsa Sreterlancz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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detection of a novel francisella in dermacentor reticulatus a need for careful evaluation of pcr based identification of francisella tularensis in eurasian ticks
Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2009Co-Authors: Z. Széll, T. Sréter, Zsuzsa Sreterlancz, Károly MárialigetiAbstract:Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, has been detected in ixodid ticks in some regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. In the present study, 245 Dermacentor reticulatus, 211 Ixodes ricinus, and 194 Haemaphysalis concinna adults from Hungary were tested for the presence of F. tularensis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays based on 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rDNA) and T-cell epitope of a Francisella membrane protein (TUL4). No Francisella-specific amplification products were detected in I. ricinus and H. concinna ticks. Francisella DNA was identified using PCR assays based on 16S rDNA and TUL4 gene in D. reticulatus with similar prevalence (minimum 1.2%) as demonstrated in earlier European and Asian studies detecting F. tularensis in D. reticulatus. However, the 16S rDNA and TUL4 gene sequences of the Francisella-like agent occurring in D. reticulatus differed from the homologous sequences of Francisella spp. deposited in GenBank. Phylogenetic reconstructions showed that the new g...
