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- Title
Endosymbiont CLS-HI plays a role in reproduction and development of Haemaphysalis longicornis.
- Authors
Zhang, Chun-Mian; Li, Ning-Xin; Zhang, Tian-Tian; Qiu, Zhao-Xi; Li, Yuan; Li, Li-Wu; Liu, Jing-Ze
- Abstract
Coxiella-like endosymbiont (CLS-Hl) is a primary endosymbiont of Haemaphysalis longicornis. CLS-Hl infects tick special tissues and its prevalence is 100% in ovaries and Malpighian tubules. Tetracycline was injected into females, which then fed on rabbits also treated with tetracycline. The densities of CLS-Hl were measured by semi-quantitative PCR. CLS-Hl densities in ovaries and Malpighian tubes of H. longicornis had significant effects on engorged weight, feeding time, number of eggs, oviposition period, and hatching period. These findings suggested that CLS-Hl plays a role in the reproduction and development of H. longicornis.
- Subjects
ENDOSYMBIOSIS; COXIELLA; HAEMAPHYSALIS longicornis; REPRODUCTION; TICKS; TICKS as carriers of disease; OVARIAN diseases
- Publication
Experimental & Applied Acarology, 2017, Vol 73, Issue 3/4, p429
- ISSN
0168-8162
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10493-017-0194-y