Artem Y. Tikunov

Dr. Artem Y. Tikunov

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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

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25 May 2017 in Parasites & Vectors
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VRVera Rar
Vera Rar
NLNatalia Livanova
Natalia Livanova
Sergey TkachevSergey Tkachev
Sergey Tkachev
GKGalina Kaverina
Galina Kaverina
ATArtem Y. Tikunov
Artem Y. Tikunov
NTNina V. Tikunova
Nina V. Tikunova
The Ixodes pavlovskyi tick species, a member of the I. persulcatus/I. ricinus group, was discovered in the middle of the 20th century in the Russian Far East. Limited data have been reported on the detection of infectious agents in this tick species. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and genetic variability of a wide range of infectious agents in I. pavlovskyi ticks collected in their traditional and recently invaded habitats, the Altai Mountains and Novosibirsk Province, respectively, which are both located within the Western Siberian part of the I. pavlovskyi distribution area. This study reports the novel discovery of Borrelia bavariensis, Rickettsia helvetica, R. heilongjiangensis, R. raoultii, “Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae”, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia muris, “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” and Babesia microti in I. pavlovskyi ticks. In addition, we confirmed the previous identification of B. afzelii, B. garinii and B. miyamotoi, as well as tick-borne encephalitis and Kemerovo viruses in this tick species. The prevalence and some genetic characteristics of all of the tested agents were compared with those found in I. persulcatus ticks that were collected at the same time in the same locations, where these tick species occur in sympatry. It was shown that the prevalence and genotypes of many of the identified pathogens did not significantly differ between I. pavlovskyi and I. persulcatus ticks. However, I. pavlovskyi ticks were significantly more often infected by B. garinii and less often by B. bavariensis, B. afzelii, “Ca. R. tarasevichiae”, and E. muris than I. persulcatus ticks in both studied regions. Moreover, new genetic variants of B. burgdorferi (sensu lato) and Rickettsia spp. as well as tick-borne encephalitis and Kemerovo viruses were found in both I. pavlovskyi and I. persulcatus ticks. Almost all pathogens that were previously detected in I. persulcatus ticks were identified in I. pavlovskyi ticks; however, the distribution of species belonging to the B. burgdorferi (sensu lato) complex, the genus Rickettsia, and the family Anaplasmataceae was different between the two tick species. Several new genetic variants of viral and bacterial agents were identified in I. pavlovskyi and I. persulcatus ticks.

18 February 2015 in Journal of Medical Virology
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EZElena Zhirakovskaia/Zhirakovskaya
Elena Zhirakovskaia/Zhirakovskaya
ATArtem Y. Tikunov
Artem Y. Tikunov
SBSergey A. Bodnev
Sergey A. Bodnev
VKVera V. Klemesheva
Vera V. Klemesheva
SNSergey Victorovich Netesov
Sergey Victorovich Netesov
NTNina V. Tikunova
Nina V. Tikunova

1 August 2015 in Infection, Genetics and Evolution
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YIYana P. Igolkina
Yana P. Igolkina
VRVera Rar
Vera Rar
VYValeriy V. Yakimenko
Valeriy V. Yakimenko
MMMarina G. Malkova
Marina G. Malkova
ATAleksey K. Tancev
Aleksey K. Tancev
NTNina V. Tikunova
Nina V. Tikunova

1 March 2012 in Infection, Genetics and Evolution
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Igor BabkinIgor Babkin
Igor Babkin
ATArtem Y. Tikunov
Artem Y. Tikunov
EZElena Zhirakovskaia/Zhirakovskaya
Elena Zhirakovskaia/Zhirakovskaya
SNSergey Victorovich Netesov
Sergey Victorovich Netesov
NTNina V. Tikunova
Nina V. Tikunova

1 December 2017 in Infection, Genetics and Evolution
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Sergey TkachevSergey Tkachev
Sergey Tkachev
GCGalina S. Chicherina
Galina S. Chicherina
IGIrina Golovljova
Irina Golovljova
PBPolina S. Belokopytova
Polina S. Belokopytova
ATArtem Y. Tikunov
Artem Y. Tikunov
NTNina V. Tikunova
Nina V. Tikunova

1 March 2013 in Infection, Genetics and Evolution
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Igor BabkinIgor Babkin
Igor Babkin
ATAleksandr Tyumentsev
Aleksandr Tyumentsev
ATArtem Y. Tikunov
Artem Y. Tikunov
AKAlexander Kurilshikov
Alexander Kurilshikov
ERElena I. Ryabchikova
Elena I. Ryabchikova
NTNina V. Tikunova
Nina V. Tikunova