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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Expanding range of Ixodes scapularis Say (Acari: Ixodidae) and Borrelia burgdorferi infection in North Carolina counties, 2018-2023. [PDF]
PLoS OneGarshong RA +7 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.
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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Variable strength of forest stand attributes and weather conditions on the questing activity of Ixodes ricinus ticks over years in managed forests [PDF]
, 2013 Given the ever-increasing human impact through land use and climate change on the environment, we crucially need to achieve a better understanding of those factors that influence the questing activity of ixodid ticks, a major disease-transmitting vector ...
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Ticking Time Bomb? Climate Change and Ixodes scapularis
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2014 Lyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, first emerged in the northeastern United States in the 1970s.1 Since then, the geographic range of the illness has expanded to the west, south, and north, and it has become by far the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in North America.2 Evidence is mounting that, on its northern ...
Sharon Levy
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Ixodes brunneus (Acari: Ixodidae) from Two Bird Hosts: A New Michigan Tick [PDF]
, 2017 The tick Ixodes brunneus Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) is reported for the first time in Michigan from two bird hosts at two locations in the lower peninsula.
Hamer, Sarah A +3 more
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Parallelisms and Contrasts in the Diverse Ecologies of the Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi Complexes of Bacteria in the Far Western United States. [PDF]
, 2016 Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi are two tick-borne bacteria that cause disease in people and animals. For each of these bacteria, there is a complex of closely related genospecies and/or strains that are genetically distinct and have ...
Foley, Janet, Stephenson, Nicole
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Northern Trek: The Spread of Ixodes scapularis into Canada [PDF]
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2017 Sharon Levy
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