TY - JOUR
T1 - Virome analyses of Amblyomma cajennense and Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected in Colombia
AU - Molina-Hoyos, Katterine
AU - Montoya-Ruíz, Carolina
AU - Aguilar, Patricia V.
AU - Pérez-Doria, Alveiro
AU - Díaz, Francisco J.
AU - Rodas, Juan D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - Tick-borne viruses (TBV) have gained public health relevance in recent years due to the recognition of human-associated fatal cases and the increase in tick-borne disease and transmission. However, many tick species have not been studied for their potential to transmit pathogenic viruses, especially those found in Latin America. To gain better understanding of the tick virome, we conducted targeted amplification using broadly-reactive consensus-degenerate pan-viral targeting viruses from the genera Flavivirus, Bandavirus, Uukuvirus, and Orthonairovirus genus. Additionally, we conducted unbiased metagenomic analyses to investigate the presence of viral RNA sequences in Amblyomma cajennense, A. patinoi and Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected from a horse slaughter plant in Medellín, Colombia. While no viral products were detected by PCR, results of the metagenomic analyses revealed the presence of viral genomes belonging to the genera Phlebovirus, Bandavirus, and Uukuvirus, including Lihan Tick Virus (LTV), which was previously reported in Rhipicephalus microplus from Colombia. Overall, the results emphasized the enormous utility of the next-generation sequencing in identifying virus genetic diversity presents in ticks and other species of vectors and reservoirs.
AB - Tick-borne viruses (TBV) have gained public health relevance in recent years due to the recognition of human-associated fatal cases and the increase in tick-borne disease and transmission. However, many tick species have not been studied for their potential to transmit pathogenic viruses, especially those found in Latin America. To gain better understanding of the tick virome, we conducted targeted amplification using broadly-reactive consensus-degenerate pan-viral targeting viruses from the genera Flavivirus, Bandavirus, Uukuvirus, and Orthonairovirus genus. Additionally, we conducted unbiased metagenomic analyses to investigate the presence of viral RNA sequences in Amblyomma cajennense, A. patinoi and Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected from a horse slaughter plant in Medellín, Colombia. While no viral products were detected by PCR, results of the metagenomic analyses revealed the presence of viral genomes belonging to the genera Phlebovirus, Bandavirus, and Uukuvirus, including Lihan Tick Virus (LTV), which was previously reported in Rhipicephalus microplus from Colombia. Overall, the results emphasized the enormous utility of the next-generation sequencing in identifying virus genetic diversity presents in ticks and other species of vectors and reservoirs.
KW - Amblyomma cajennense
KW - Amblyomma patinoi
KW - Lihan tick virus
KW - Rhipicephalus microplus
KW - Tick- borne-viruses
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U2 - 10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107158
DO - 10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107158
M3 - Article
C2 - 38402921
AN - SCOPUS:85186679363
SN - 0001-706X
VL - 253
JO - Acta Tropica
JF - Acta Tropica
M1 - 107158
ER -