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Characterization of a Monanema nematode in Ixodes scapularis [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Abstract Background Metagenomic studies have revealed the presence of a filarial nematode in Ixodes scapularis . The phylogeny of this agent, and its potential for human infection, are unknown.
Rafal Tokarz +3 more
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A snapshot of the Ixodes scapularis degradome [PDF]
Gene, 2011 Parasitic encoded proteases are essential to regulating interactions between parasites and their hosts and thus they represent attractive anti-parasitic druggable and/or vaccine target. We have utilized annotations of Ixodes scapularis proteases in gene bank and version 9.3 MEROPS database to compile an index of at least 233 putatively active and 150 ...
Albert, Mulenga, Kelly, Erikson
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Sharing the Ride: Ixodes scapularis Symbionts and Their Interactions [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 The deer tick Ixodes scapularis transmits a variety of disease agents in the United States, spreading the bacteria that causes Lyme borreliosis, the protozoan agent of babesiosis, and viruses such as Powassan. However, a variety of other organisms have also evolved symbiotic relationships with this tick species, and it seems likely that some of these ...
Philip E. Stewart, Marshall E. Bloom
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Biology and Molecular Biology of Ixodes scapularis [PDF]
, 2021 This chapter describes the biology of the tick Ixodes scapularis in relation to its role as the vector of the Lyme disease agent, Borrelia burgdorferi. Following a review of the internal anatomy of the tick, we review basic molecular processes that contribute to an understanding of the dynamics of the tick's specialized parasitic processes, including ...
Sonenshine, Daniel E. +3 more
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Genetic manipulation of an Ixodes scapularis cell line
mBio, 2023 Abstract Although genetic manipulation is one of the hallmarks in model organisms, its applicability to non-model species has remained difficult due to our limited understanding of their fundamental biology. For instance, manipulation of a cell line originated from the blacklegged tick Ixodes ...
Nisha Singh +9 more
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TROSPA, an Ixodes scapularis Receptor for Borrelia burgdorferi [PDF]
Cell, 2004 The Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi naturally persists in a cycle that primarily involves ticks and mammals. We have now identified a tick receptor (TROSPA) that is required for spirochetal colonization of Ixodes scapularis. B. burgdorferi outer surface protein A, which is abundantly expressed on spirochetes within the arthropod and essential ...
Pal, Utpal +13 more
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Zoonotic Pathogens inIxodes scapularis, Michigan
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 To the Editor: Ixodes scapularis, the black-legged tick, is the predominant vector of reportable human vectorborne disease in the United States. It transmits agents that cause Lyme borreliosis, human anaplasmosis, and human babesiosis. I. scapularis–borne disease is becoming more frequent as this tick expands its range from tick-endemic foci in the ...
Sarah A. Hamer +6 more
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Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2022 The primary vectors of the agent of Lyme disease in Canada are Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks. Surveillance for ticks and the pathogens they can transmit can inform local tick-borne disease risk and guide public health interventions. The objective of this article is to characterize passive and active surveillance of the main Lyme disease ...
Wilson, Christy H +11 more
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A preliminary linkage map of the tick, Ixodes scapularis
Experimental & Applied Acarology, 2002 A linkage map of the Ixodes scapularis genome was constructed based upon segregation amongst 127 loci. These included 84 random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers, 32 Sequence-Tagged RAPD (STAR) markers, 5 cDNAs, and 5 microsatellites in 232 F1 intercross progeny from a single, field-collected P1 female.
Ullmann, Amy J. +3 more
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, 2020 Published as part of Guglielmone, Alberto A., Petney, Trevor N. & Robbins, Richard G., 2020, Ixodidae (Acari: Ixodoidea): descriptions and redescriptions of all known species from 1758 to December 31, 2019, pp.
Guglielmone, Alberto A. +2 more
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