Table 4.
Nucleic acid sequence identities of tick-borne pathogens detected in Baringo and Homa Bay counties.
| Pathogen detected | Tick species | Study areas | Reference GenBank Accessions | Percentage identity (17 November 2016 e-value) | Locus | Sequence length, bp (GenBank Accession) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaplasma bovis | Am. gemma, Am. variegatum, Rh. evertsi evertsi, and Hy. truncatum | Logumgum and Ruko | U03775 | 99 (1e−135) | Short 16S | 185 |
| Hy. rufipes, Rh. praetextat\us | 99 (1e−163) | Long 16S | 320 (KT266580) | |||
| A. ovis | Am. variegatum, Rh. pulchellus, Am. gemma, and Rh. appendiculatus | Logumgum, Kampi Ya Samaki, and Rusinga | KJ410245 | 99 (1e−135) | Short 16S | 185 |
| 100 (8e−170) | Long 16S | 328 (KT266581) | ||||
| A. platys | Rh. evertsi, Rh. pulchellus, and Rh. pravus | Ngothe, Mfangano, Kampi ya Samaki, and Kokwa | LC018183 | 100 (5e−162) | Short 16S | 185 |
| Ehrlichia ruminantium | Am. gemma, Am. variegatum, Am. sparsum, and Am. evertsi evertsi | Ruko and Logumgum | NR_074155 | 99 (1e−94) | Short 16S | 194 |
| E. (Cowdria) ruminantium | Am. gemma, Am. variegatum, and Rh. evertsi evertsi | Ngothe, Mfangano, and Mbita | U03776 | 99 (6e−93) | Short 16S | 194 |
| E. canis | Rh. pravus, Rh. evertsi evertsi, Rh. pulchellus, and Am. latum | Logumgum, Rusinga, and Mbita | CP000107 | 100 (3e−96) 100 (0.0) | Short 16S | 194 |
| Long 16S | 555 (KT266591) | |||||
| Ehrlichia sp. (Tibet/Xinjiang) | Rh. pulchellus, Am. gemma, and Am. variegatum | Ruko | AF414399, JX402605 | 98 (3e−96) | Short 16S | 194 |
| Rh. evertsi evertsi, Rh. pulchellus, and Rh. praetextatus | Ruko and Kokwa Island | 100 (0.0) | Long 16S | 384 (KT266592) | ||
| Paracoccus sp. | Am. variegatum, Am. gemma, Am. sparsum, and Am. falsomarmoreum | Logumgum | KP003988 | 97 (6e−88) | Short 16S | 151 |
| Rickettsia africae | Am. gemma, Am. variegatum, Am. sparsum, and Rh. evertsi evertsi | Kampi Ya Samaki, Ruko, and Logumgum | CP001612 | 100 (3e−143) | tRNA | 280 (KT266590) |
| R. rhipicephali | Rh. evertsi evertsi and Rh. pulchellus | Kampi ya Samaki, Ruko | CP013133 | 99 (2e−176) | tRNA | 343 (KT266586) |
| R. aeschlimannii | Hy. truncatum, Hy. rufipes, and Rh. pulchellus | Kokwa, Logumgum, and Kampi ya Samaki | HQ335165 | 100 (1e−178) | tRNA | 344 (KT266585) |
| Rickettsia sp. BR62 | Rh. pulchellus and Rh. evertsi evertsi | Ruko | AP011532 | 94 (7e−115) | tRNA | 281 (KT266587) |
| Rickettsia sp. TICPA84 | Am. gemma and Rh. evertsi evertsi | Logumgum and Kokwa | CP013133 | 99 (2e−171) | tRNA | 343 (KT266588) |
| Rickettsia sp. BR33 | Rh. pulchellus | Ruko | KR492955 | 97 (1e−52) | tRNA | 354 (KT266589) |
| Babesia caballi | Rh. pulchellus | Kampi ya Samaki | EU642514 | 98 (1e−122) | 18S | 255 bp (KT266583) |
| Theileria sp. | Rh. evertsi evertsi | Logumgum | AF245279 | 90 (3e−140) | 18S | 402 (KT266584) |
| Hepatozoon fitzsimonsi | Am. falsomarmoreum and Am. sparsum | Logumgum and Ruko | KR069084 | 100 (0.0) | 18S | 438 (KT266582) |