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19732154

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-23
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii (M. mitochondrii) belongs to a novel clade of bacteria within the order Rickettsiales. Recent PCR-based screening studies indicate that it is present in a number of blood-sucking arthropods, as well as the blood of some vertebrates. Its medical and veterinary significance remains to be determined. Electron microscopic examinations of M. mitochondrii have thus far been conducted on two infected tick species. Remarkably, the bacterium was found in abundance within the mitochondria of the ovarian cells of each tick species. This makes it the only characterized bacterium able to invade the mitochondria of any multicellular organism. To examine whether mitochondrial invasion is a consistent characteristic of M. mitochondrii, we examined two tick species found in Eastern Australia. One of these species, Ixodes holocyclus, was infected with two M. mitochondrii strains; however, no bacteria were seen in the mitochondria. Comparative studies involving these strains may shed light on the unique phenomenon of mitochondrial invasion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1574-6968
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
299
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Absence of the symbiont Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii in the mitochondria of the tick Ixodes holocyclus.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't