A preliminary report on the capacity for chlorophenol production by microorganisms present in tick tissues

Peter Hanson Department of Chemistry, Wittenberg University, PO Box 720, Springfield, OH, 45501, USA E-mail: [email protected].

Fiorella Ghisays Department of Chemistry, Wittenberg University, PO Box 720, Springfield, OH, 45501, USA E-mail: [email protected].

Tabitha M. Thompson Department of Chemistry, Wittenberg University, PO Box 720, Springfield, OH, 45501, USA E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract

Analysis of the bacterium Pantoea (=Enterobacter) agglomerans Ewing and Fife, and the fungus, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (Sacc.) Bainier, recovered from the internal contents of adult females of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say), showed the presence of 2,6-dichlorophenol and/or 2,4-dichlorophenol by gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy. These chlorophenols are similar or identical to common tick attractants, suggesting a linkage between pheromone production and involvement of tick-associated bacteria and fungi.

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