Identification of bacterial species associated with the sheep scab mite (Psoroptes ovis) by using amplified genes coding for 16S rRNA

Authors
Hogg, JC Lehane, MJ
Citation
Jc. Hogg et Mj. Lehane, Identification of bacterial species associated with the sheep scab mite (Psoroptes ovis) by using amplified genes coding for 16S rRNA, APPL ENVIR, 65(9), 1999, pp. 4227-4229
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00992240 → ACNP
Volume
65
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
4227 - 4229
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(199909)65:9<4227:IOBSAW>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
This was the first molecular study of the bacterial flora of the sheep scab mite (Psoroptes ovis). A sequence analysis of genes coding for 16S rRNA re vealed that Serratia marcescens and bacteria closely related to Staphylococ cus intermedius or Staphylococcus chromogens and Alloiococcus otitidis were present. These bacteria were associated with skin lesions, dermatitis, and otitis media caused by P. ovis.