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<p>This study was performed on <italic>Ehrlichia canis</italic> positive ticks collected from dogs to perform sequencing of their 16S rRNA genetic section using the PCR method. The collection of ticks was performed from a total of 60 dogs in the Siirt province, Turkey. A total of 250 ticks were collected and morphologically investigated. All ticks were identified as <italic>Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (s.l)</italic>. Ehrlichial DNA was detected by the PCR method performed on 38 (15.2 %) of the ticks. The <italic>E. canis</italic> strains obtained as a result of the sequence analysis were found to be 100% identical to the American Texas (MH620194), Indian (KX766395), and Egyptian (MG564254) strains. This study thereby has identified a zoonotic agent from the <italic>R. sanguineus</italic> ticks collected from the dogs in the Siirt province.</p>
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This study was performed on Ehrlichia canis positive ticks collected from dogs to perform sequencing of their 16S rRNA genetic section using the PCR method. The collection of ticks was performed from a total of 60 dogs in the Siirt province, Turkey. A total of 250 ticks were collected and morphologically investigated. All ticks were identified as Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (s.l). Ehrlichial DNA was detected by the PCR method performed on 38 (15.2 %) of the ticks. The E. canis strains obtained as a result of the sequence analysis were found to be 100% identical to the American Texas (MH620194), Indian (KX766395), and Egyptian (MG564254) strains. This study thereby has identified a zoonotic agent from the R. sanguineus ticks collected from the dogs in the Siirt province.

Molecular Identification of <italic>Ehrlichia canis</italic> in <italic>Rhipicephalus Sanguineus</italic> Ticks from Siirt Province

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Van Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine

Acta Veterinaria

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Molecular Identification of  in  Ticks from Siirt Province

This study was performed on Ehrlichia canis positive ticks collected from dogs to perform sequencing of their 16S rRNA genetic section using the PCR method....

Molecular Identification of Ehrlichia canis in Rhipicephalus Sanguineus Ticks from Siirt Province

Published Online: Sep 27, 2021

Page range: 247 - 255

Accepted: Aug 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2021-0022

Keywords
Nested PCR, Siirt, Turkey

© 2021 Burçak Aslan Çelik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Molecular Identification of Ehrlichia canis in Rhipicephalus Sanguineus Ticks from Siirt Province

Published Online: Sep 27, 2021

Page range: 247 - 255

Accepted: Aug 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2021-0022

KeywordsNested PCR, Siirt, Turkey

© 2021 Burçak Aslan Çelik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Nested PCR, Siirt, Turkey