학술논문
A novel alpha-proteobacterium resides in the mitochondria of ovarian cells of the ixodes ricinus
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. May 2004, Vol. 70 Issue 5, p2596
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0099-2240
Abstract
An intracellular bacterium from ixodes ricnus ticks collected in Italy is characterized by electron microscopy (EM), PCR sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene, molecular phylogenetic analysis, and in situ hybridization (ISH). In spite of the apparent parasitism of host mitochondria by IricESI, the available information suggests that the bacterium has an obligate relationship with its host, although this is not yet confirmed.