The presence of Ixodes pavlovskyi and I. pavlovskyi–borne microorganisms in Rishiri Island: an ecological survey

• Published in: mSphere
• Main Authors: Aya Zamoto-Niikura, Akiko Saigo, Masahiko Sato, Hirotaka Kobayashi, Mizuki Sasaki, Minoru Nakao, Tadaki Suzuki, Shigeru Morikawa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023
• Subjects: Ixodes pavlovskyi; tick-borne; wild bird; island ecology; Piroplasmida; Ehrlichia; Microbiology; QR1-502; Bird Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00213-23; https://doaj.org/article/73b9ff871d1b4ab3ac8445ac89f1c355

ABSTRACTRishiri Island, towering toward the Sea of Japan, has been volcanically dormant for approximately 8,000 years. This small inhabited island is free of middle- to large-sized wildlife and a crucial stopover for wild birds migrating along various routes of the East Asian Flyway. A 5-year survey...