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  • Title: Detection of Anaplasma marginale (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) in secretagogue-induced oral secretions of Dermacentor andersoni (Acari: Ixodidae) with the polymerase chain reaction.
    Author: Stich RW, Sauer JR, Bantle JA, Kocan KM.
    Journal: J Med Entomol; 1993 Jul; 30(4):789-94. PubMed ID: 8360903.
    Abstract:
    The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect Anaplasma marginale in secretagogue-induced oral secretions of male and female Dermacentor andersoni Stiles exposed as nymphs or adults by feeding on infected calves. A 409-bp DNA fragment derived from the A. marginale (Florida isolate) msp1 beta gene was amplified with oligonucleotide primers BAP-2 (5'-GTATGGCACGTAGTCTTGGGATCA-3') and AL34S (5'-CAGCAGCAGCAAGACCTTCA-3'). The target DNA was amplified in oral secretions of female ticks exposed to A. marginale as adults and stimulated to secrete by injection of dopamine. Conversely, A. marginale was detected in saliva from prefed female ticks exposed as nymphs only after stimulation with a combination of dopamine, gamma-aminobutyric acid, pilocarpine, and theophylline. Saliva from ticks exposed as nymphs and stimulated with ergot alkaloids did not contain the A. marginale target DNA. Saliva collected after 11 d of feeding from dopamine-stimulated male ticks contained A. marginale DNA. The results indicate that A. marginale is present in tick saliva and suggest that the parasite can be transmitted to cattle via saliva of feeding ixodid ticks. The variable appearance of A. marginale in saliva, regardless of the method used to induce salivation, suggests that transmission of A. marginale may be affected by the physiological state of the tick.
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