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Natural Panola Mountain Ehrlichia infections in cattle in a longitudinal study of Angus beef calves

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Panola Mountain Ehrlichia (PME) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen, transmitted by Amblyomma americanum ticks in the southeastern United States. It is closely related to Ehrlichia ruminantium, the causative agent of heartwater disease.
Cierra Briggs, Drew Casey, Anna Grace Deakins, Jeremy G. Powell, Kelly Loftin, Emily G. McDermott   +5 more
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Southern Illinois Ticks: An Ecological and Medical Overview [PDF]

, 2015
Ticks are of concern to southern Illinois residents because they are common in the forested landscapes of the region and have the capability to cause disease in humans and pets.
Pfaff, Madeleine A
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Identification, structural modeling, gene expression analysis and RNAi effect of putative phospholipase A2 in the lone star tick Amblyomma americanum

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Amblyomma americanum, also known as the lone star tick, is a small arachnid that feeds on blood and can spread disease to humans and other animals. Despite the overlapped ecological niche, geographic distribution, and host selection, there is no proof ...
Bo Lyu, Jingjing Li, Brigid Niemeyer, Deborah Anderson, Brenda Beerntsen, Qisheng Song   +5 more
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Tick bite-induced alpha-gal syndrome and immunologic responses in an alpha-gal deficient murine model

Frontiers in Immunology
IntroductionAlpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS) is a delayed allergic reaction due to specific IgE antibodies targeting galactose-α-1,3-galactose (α-gal), a carbohydrate found in red meat.
Surendra Raj Sharma, Shailesh K. Choudhary, Julia Vorobiov, Scott P. Commins, Shahid Karim   +4 more
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Structure-based analysis of the ultraspiracle protein and docking studies of putative ligands [PDF]

, 2002
The ultraspiracle protein (USP) is the insect ortholog of the mammalian retinoid X receptor (RXR). Fundamental questions concern the functional role of USP as the heterodimerization partner of insect nuclear receptors such as the ecdysone receptor.
Billas, Isabelle M.L., Iwema, Thomas, Moras, Dino, Sasorith, Souphatta, Wurtz, Jean-Marie   +4 more
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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Spirochete, in Ticks and Rodents in Northeast Arkansas [PDF]

, 1993
Lyme disease, caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, has been reported from 36 of Arkansas\u27 75 counties. Ticks and wild rodents from nine northeast Arkansas counties were surveyed to determine the prevalence of Borrelia infection in potential
Hinck, Lawrence W., Simpson, Kim Kelly
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J Med Entomol [PDF]

The nymphal stage of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say, is considered the primary vector to humans in the eastern United States of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto.

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MUSCULAR SYSTEM OF THE Amblyomma americanum LARVAE (ACARI: IXODIDAE)

Revista chilena de anatomía, 2001
Se estudia la morfo-funcionalidad del sistema muscular en larvas de Amblyomma americanum. Cuatro musculos, dos depresores y dos elevadores, mueven el capitulo. Los queliceros presentan tres musculos: retractor, flexor y extensor. En cada segmento de los palpos existen dos musculos - un flexor y un extensor- que  le permiten los movimientos laterales ...
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Exp Appl Acarol [PDF]

We used next generation sequencing to detect the bacterium "Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii" for the first time in lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum) from the eastern United States.

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Identification, Baculoviral Expression, and Biochemical Characterization of a Novel Cholinesterase of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae). [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2023
Temeyer KB, Schlechte KG, Gross AD, Lohmeyer KH.   +3 more
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