Results 1 to 10 of about 7,182 (132)

IxsS7: A novel biomarker for Ixodes scapularis tick bite exposure in humans [PDF]

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Ixodes scapularis is a primary vector of several important tick-borne pathogens including Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the causative bacterial genospecies complex of Lyme disease, Babesia microti, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia miyamotoi ...
Patrick H. Kelly, Derek A.T. Cummings, Eva Iniguez, Tiago Donatelli, Luana Rogerio, Jan Kotál, Larissa Almeida Martins, Markus Berger, Lucas C Sousa-Paula, Stephen Lu, James H. Stark, Siu-Ping Ng, Adriana Marques, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Lucas Tirloni   +14 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Characterization of discontinuous ventilation cycles in nymphal Ixodes scapularis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Three-host Ixodid ticks, obligate blood-feeding Acari Parasitiformes, spend the majority of their lives off of hosts. They rely on morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations to address the compromise between water loss and obtaining oxygen ...
Samantha Schofield, Jane S Waters, Y M Nuwan D Y Bandara, Jannelle Couret   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Contrasting epigenetics of Ixodes scapularis populations [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Hard ticks are a source of public health concern, in part due to their ability to inhabit different environments. In the United States (US), blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis Say), the primary vector of Lyme disease, exhibit various phenotypes ...
Stephanie Guzman-Valencia, Jacob Cassens, Perot Saelao, Abagail Leal, Elizabeth Lohstroh, Cristina Harvey, Brenda Leal-Galvan, Cross Chambers, Crys Wright, Sydney Orsborn, Mackenzie Tietjen, Tammi Johnson, Nicole A. Mehta, Michael C. Golding, Raul F. Medina, Danielle M. Tufts, Christopher Faulk, Jonathan D. Oliver, Adela S. Oliva Chavez   +18 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Bartonella infections are rare in blood-fed Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks collected from rodents in the United States [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus are important vectors of multiple pathogens in the United States. However, their role in transmission of Bartonella spp., which are commonly reported in rodents and fleas, has been debated.
Ying Bai, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Jacoby Clark, Erik Foster, Christina Parise, Sarah Maes, Rebecca J. Eisen   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Early embryonic development in the tick Ixodes scapularis suggests syncytial organization and cellularization before blastoderm formation [PDF]

EvoDevo
Ixodes ticks are the most important vectors of arthropod-borne diseases in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Ixodes scapularis is the major vector that transmits the causative agent of Lyme disease in the eastern United States and can transmit up to
Isaac A. Hinne, Hailee R. Ciccotti, Jakub Wudarski, Michael N. Pham, Arvind Sharma, Molly M. McVicar, Benjamin Faustino, Andrew B. Nuss, Prashant P. Sharma, Monika Gulia-Nuss   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The highly improved genome of Ixodes scapularis with X and Y pseudochromosomes

Life Science Alliance, 2023
Ixodes scapularis Gulia-Nuss (IscGN) genome assembly and gene set were obtained using DNA from eggs and male and female adult ticks. By combining Hi-C, PacBio HiFi, and Illumina sequencing technologies, we assembled 13 pseudoautosomes and sex chromosomes:
Andrew B Nuss, Johnathan S Lomas, Jeremiah B Reyes, Omar Garcia-Cruz, Wenlong Lei, Arvind Sharma, Michael N Pham, Saransh Beniwal, Mia L Swain, Molly McVicar, Isaac Amankona Hinne, Xingtan Zhang, Won C Yim, Monika Gulia-Nuss   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Different Ecological Niches for Ticks of Public Health Significance in Canada. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Tick-borne diseases are a growing public health concern as their incidence and range have increased in recent decades. Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease in Canada due to northward expansion of the geographic range of Ixodes scapularis, the ...
Vanessa Gabriele-Rivet, Julie Arsenault, Jacqueline Badcock, Angela Cheng, Jim Edsall, Jim Goltz, Joe Kennedy, L Robbin Lindsay, Yann Pelcat, Nicholas H Ogden   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interactions between sympatric invasive European fire ants (Myrmica rubra) and blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis).

PLoS ONE, 2021
The blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the invasive European fire ant (Myrmica rubra) are both expanding throughout their sympatric range in coastal New England.
Lucy D Guarnieri, Sara E McBride, Eleanor Groden, Allison M Gardner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected from Songbirds in Ontario and Quebec, Canada

Pathogens, 2020
Songbirds widely disperse ticks that carry a diversity of pathogens, some of which are pathogenic to humans. Among ticks commonly removed from songbirds, the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, can harbor any combination of nine zoonotic pathogens ...
John D. Scott, Emily L. Pascoe, Muhammad S. Sajid, Janet E. Foley   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tick Cell Culture Analysis of Growth Dynamics and Cellular Tropism of Rickettsia buchneri, an Endosymbiont of the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis

Insects, 2021
The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, a species of significant importance to human and animal health, harbors an endosymbiont Rickettsia buchneri sensu stricto.
Cody J. Thorpe, Xin-Ru Wang, Ulrike G. Munderloh, Timothy J. Kurtti   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source