Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirds
American robins and dark-eyed juncos migrate across North America and have been found to be competent hosts for some bacterial and viral pathogens, but their contributions to arthropod-borne diseases more broadly remain poorly characterized. Here, we sampled robins and juncos in multiple sites acros...
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| author | Daniel J. Becker Allison Byrd Tara M. Smiley Mariana Fernandes Marques Julissa Villegas Nunez Katherine M. Talbott Jonathan W. Atwell Dmitriy V. Volokhov Ellen D. Ketterson Alex E. Jahn Kerry L. Clark |
| author_facet | Daniel J. Becker Allison Byrd Tara M. Smiley Mariana Fernandes Marques Julissa Villegas Nunez Katherine M. Talbott Jonathan W. Atwell Dmitriy V. Volokhov Ellen D. Ketterson Alex E. Jahn Kerry L. Clark |
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| description | American robins and dark-eyed juncos migrate across North America and have been found to be competent hosts for some bacterial and viral pathogens, but their contributions to arthropod-borne diseases more broadly remain poorly characterized. Here, we sampled robins and juncos in multiple sites across North America for arthropod-borne bacterial pathogens of public health significance. We identified two novel Rickettsia spp. in one wintering migrant per bird species related to bellii, transitional, and spotted rickettsiae fever groups. Stable isotope analyses of feathers suggested spring migration of these common songbirds could disperse these novel rickettsiae hundreds-to-thousands of kilometers to host breeding grounds. Further work is needed to characterize zoonotic potential of these rickettsiae and host reservoir competence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28be0f3c306d407f8b42cbb0e7adf6e92022-12-22T04:39:16ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEmerging Microbes and Infections2222-17512022-12-011112746274810.1080/22221751.2022.2140610Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirdsDaniel J. Becker0Allison Byrd1Tara M. Smiley2Mariana Fernandes Marques3Julissa Villegas Nunez4Katherine M. Talbott5Jonathan W. Atwell6Dmitriy V. Volokhov7Ellen D. Ketterson8Alex E. Jahn9Kerry L. Clark10Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USADepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USAEnvironmental Resilience Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USADepartment of Public Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USADepartment of Public Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USADepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USADepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USACenter for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USADepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USADepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USADepartment of Public Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USAAmerican robins and dark-eyed juncos migrate across North America and have been found to be competent hosts for some bacterial and viral pathogens, but their contributions to arthropod-borne diseases more broadly remain poorly characterized. Here, we sampled robins and juncos in multiple sites across North America for arthropod-borne bacterial pathogens of public health significance. We identified two novel Rickettsia spp. in one wintering migrant per bird species related to bellii, transitional, and spotted rickettsiae fever groups. Stable isotope analyses of feathers suggested spring migration of these common songbirds could disperse these novel rickettsiae hundreds-to-thousands of kilometers to host breeding grounds. Further work is needed to characterize zoonotic potential of these rickettsiae and host reservoir competence.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2022.2140610American robindark-eyed juncorickettsiaeborreliabartonellahemoplasmas |
| spellingShingle | Daniel J. Becker Allison Byrd Tara M. Smiley Mariana Fernandes Marques Julissa Villegas Nunez Katherine M. Talbott Jonathan W. Atwell Dmitriy V. Volokhov Ellen D. Ketterson Alex E. Jahn Kerry L. Clark Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirds Emerging Microbes and Infections American robin dark-eyed junco rickettsiae borrelia bartonella hemoplasmas |
| title | Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirds |
| title_full | Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirds |
| title_fullStr | Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirds |
| title_short | Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirds |
| title_sort | novel rickettsia spp in two common overwintering north american songbirds |
| topic | American robin dark-eyed junco rickettsiae borrelia bartonella hemoplasmas |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2022.2140610 |
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