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Immunocytochemical methods to study the distribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Leptotrombidium (Acari: Trombiculidae) chiggers. 1998

K S Myint, and K J Linthicum, and P Tanskul, and K Lerdthusnee, and D W Vaughn, and C Manomuth, and D Mongkolsirichaikul, and P Hansukjariya, and M W Hastriter
Department of Virology, U.S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand.

Immunocytochemical methods were developed and tested for their ability to detect the distribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi in paraffin sections of adult chiggers (Leptotrombidium imphalum Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston). Rickettsial antigen was detected by application of a simple direct or amplified immunocytochemistry procedure and an indirect immunofluorescent procedure. In the direct procedure alkaline phosphatase conjugation to the mouse polyclonal antibody to the Karp strain was followed by the HistoMark Red test system to detect rickettsial antigen. The amplification procedure used a similar method but used an unlabeled primary antibody followed by secondary biotinylated antimouse IgG, streptavidin-alkaline phosphatase, and the HistoMark Red test system. The immunofluorescent procedure included a biotinylated secondary antibody followed by addition of a streptavidin-FITC conjugate. Specific tissue tropisms in infected chiggers were observed in the salivary glands, nervous tissue, and ovaries of adult female mites in all procedures; however, nonspecific fluorescence of the chigger limited definitive identification of tissue tropisms with the indirect immunofluorescent procedure.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012285 Orientia tsutsugamushi A gram-negative, rod-shaped to coccoid bacterium. It is the etiologic agent of SCRUB TYPHUS in humans and is transmitted by mites from rodent reservoirs. Rickettsia tsutsugamushi
D012377 Rodentia A mammalian order which consists of 29 families and many genera. Beavers,Capybaras,Castor Beaver,Dipodidae,Hydrochaeris,Jerboas,Rodents,Beaver,Capybara,Hydrochaeri,Jerboa,Rodent,Rodentias
D014324 Trombiculidae Family of MITES in the superfamily Trombiculoidea, suborder Prostigmata, which attack humans and other vertebrates, causing DERMATITIS and severe allergic reactions. Chiggers, red bugs, and harvest mites commonly refer to the larval stage of Trombiculid mites, the only parasitic stage of the mite's life cycle. Chiggers,Harvest Mites,Leptotrombidium,Neotrombicula,Red Bugs,Trombicula,Trombiculid Mites,Eutrombicula,Bug, Red,Bugs, Red,Chigger,Eutrombiculas,Harvest Mite,Leptotrombidiums,Mite, Harvest,Mite, Trombiculid,Mites, Harvest,Mites, Trombiculid,Neotrombiculas,Red Bug,Trombiculas,Trombiculid Mite
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus
D019084 Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect A form of fluorescent antibody technique commonly used to detect serum antibodies and immune complexes in tissues and microorganisms in specimens from patients with infectious diseases. The technique involves formation of an antigen-antibody complex which is labeled with fluorescein-conjugated anti-immunoglobulin antibody. (From Bennington, Saunders Dictionary & Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984) Immunofluorescence Antibody Test, Indirect,Immunofluorescence Technique, Indirect,Fluorescent Antibody Technic, Indirect,Immunofluorescence Technic, Indirect,Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Technic,Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Technique,Indirect Immunofluorescence,Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay,Assay, Indirect Immunofluorescence,Assays, Indirect Immunofluorescence,Immunofluorescence Assay, Indirect,Immunofluorescence Assays, Indirect,Immunofluorescence Technics, Indirect,Immunofluorescence Techniques, Indirect,Immunofluorescence, Indirect,Immunofluorescences, Indirect,Indirect Immunofluorescence Assays,Indirect Immunofluorescence Technic,Indirect Immunofluorescence Technics,Indirect Immunofluorescence Technique,Indirect Immunofluorescence Techniques,Indirect Immunofluorescences
D019085 Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct A form of fluorescent antibody technique utilizing a fluorochrome conjugated to an antibody, which is added directly to a tissue or cell suspension for the detection of a specific antigen. (Bennington, Saunders Dictionary & Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984) Immunofluorescence Antibody Test, Direct,Immunofluorescence Technique, Direct,Direct Fluorescent Antibody Technic,Direct Fluorescent Antibody Technique,Direct Immunofluorescence,Direct Immunofluorescence Assay,Fluorescent Antibody Technic, Direct,Immunofluorescence Technic, Direct,Assay, Direct Immunofluorescence,Assays, Direct Immunofluorescence,Direct Immunofluorescence Assays,Direct Immunofluorescence Technic,Direct Immunofluorescence Technics,Direct Immunofluorescence Technique,Direct Immunofluorescence Techniques,Direct Immunofluorescences,Immunofluorescence Assay, Direct,Immunofluorescence Assays, Direct,Immunofluorescence Technics, Direct,Immunofluorescence Techniques, Direct,Immunofluorescence, Direct,Immunofluorescences, Direct

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