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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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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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Ixodes dammini: A Junior Synonym for Ixodes scapularis [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1998 Martin Sanders
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Metabolomic changes associated with acquired resistance to Ixodes scapularis
Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023 Guinea pigs repeatedly exposed to Ixodes scapularis develop acquired resistance to the ticks (ATR). The molecular mechanisms of ATR have not been fully elucidated, and partially involves immune responses to proteins in tick saliva.
Yingjun Cui +6 more
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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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Optimizing tick artificial membrane feeding for Ixodes scapularis. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 AbstractArtificial membrane feeding (AMF) is a powerful and versatile technique with a wide range of applications in the study of disease vectors species. Since its first description, AMF has been under constant optimization and standardization for different tick species and life stages.
Garcia Guizzo M +5 more
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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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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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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 ...
Utpal Pal +13 more
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