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Zoonotic Pathogens in Ixodes scapularis, Michigan [PDF]
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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Genetic manipulation of an Ixodes scapularis cell line
mBio, 2023 Although genetic manipulation is one of the hallmarks of model organisms, its applicability to non-model species has remained difficult due to our limited understanding of their fundamental biology.
Nisha Singh +9 more
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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.
Philip E. Stewart, Marshall E. Bloom
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Ixodes dammini: A Junior Synonym for Ixodes scapularis [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1998 Martin Sanders
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Diplorickettsia Bacteria in an Ixodes scapularis Tick, Vermont, USA [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 An unexpected Diplorickettsia species closely related to the tickborne pathogen D. massieliensis was found in the microbiome of an Ixodes scapularis tick in Vermont, USA.
Carter Merenstein +2 more
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Ixodes Immune Responses Against Lyme Disease Pathogens
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2018 Although Ixodes scapularis and other related tick species are considered prolific vectors for a number of important human diseases, many aspects of their biology, microbial interactions, and immunity are largely unknown; in particular, how these ancient ...
Utpal Pal, Keehyuck Lee
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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. Methods We used existing metagenomic data from I. scapularis to determine the phylogeny of this tick-associated nematode and employed quantitative PCR to ...
Rafal Tokarz +3 more
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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 +9 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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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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