Absence of the symbiont Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii in the mitochondria of the tick Ixodes holocyclus

Beninati, Tiziana, Riegler, Markus, Vilcins, Inger-Marie E., Sacchi, Luciano, McFadyen, Raelene, Krockenberger, Mark, Bandi, Caludio, O'Neill, Scott L. and Lo, Nathan (2009) Absence of the symbiont Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii in the mitochondria of the tick Ixodes holocyclus. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 299 2: 241-247.


Author Beninati, Tiziana
Riegler, Markus
Vilcins, Inger-Marie E.
Sacchi, Luciano
McFadyen, Raelene
Krockenberger, Mark
Bandi, Caludio
O'Neill, Scott L.
Lo, Nathan
Title Absence of the symbiont Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii in the mitochondria of the tick Ixodes holocyclus
Formatted title Absence of the symbiont Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii in
the mitochondria of the tick Ixodes holocyclus
Journal name FEMS Microbiology Letters  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank B)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2009-09
Sub-type Letter
DOI 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01757.x
Volume number 299
Issue number 2
ISSN 0378-1097
Start page 241
End page 247
Total pages 7
Editor Elizabeth Baggs
Jeff A. Cole
Place of publication United Kingdom
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
Collection year 2010
Language eng
Subject C1
060501 Bacteriology
970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences
Formatted abstract 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.
Keyword symbiosis
Mitochondria
Rickettsiales
multiple infections
Q-Index Code C1
Q-Index Status Confirmed Code

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