Blood meal metabarcoding of the argasid tick (Ornithodoros turicata Dugès) reveals extensive vector‐host associations [PDF]
Environmental DNAMolecular methods to understand host feeding patterns of arthropod vectors are critical to assess exposure risk to vector‐borne disease and unveil complex ecological interactions.
Sujata Balasubramanian +11 more
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Notes on Ornithodoros rostratus, brasiliensis and turicata [PDF]
Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1931 Henrique DE BEAUREPAIRE Aragão +1 more
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Corrigendum: Differential Expression of Putative Ornithodoros turicata Defensins Mediated by Tick Feeding [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Brittany A. Armstrong +9 more
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General Microbiota of the Soft Tick Ornithodoros turicata Parasitizing the Bolson Tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus) in the Mapimi Biosphere Reserve, Mexico [PDF]
Biology, 2020 The general bacterial microbiota of the soft tick Ornithodoros turicata found on Bolson tortoises (Gopherus flavomarginatus) were analyzed using next generation sequencing.
Sergio I. Barraza-Guerrero +9 more
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Anti-tick vaccine candidate subolesin is important for blood feeding and innate immune gene expression in soft ticks. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 Subolesin is a conserved molecule in both hard and soft ticks and is considered as an effective candidate molecule for the development of anti-tick vaccine. Previous studies have reported the role of subolesin in blood feeding, reproduction, development,
Krittika Nandy +4 more
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Microbiomes of Blood-Feeding Triatomines in the Context of Their Predatory Relatives and the Environment [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 The importance of gut microbiomes has become generally recognized in vector biology. This study addresses microbiome signatures in North American Triatoma species of public health significance (vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi) linked to their blood-feeding ...
Hassan Tarabai +9 more
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Autogenous reproduction by Ornithodoros turicata (Ixodida: Argasidae) females and vertical transmission of the tick-borne pathogen Borrelia turicatae (Spirochaetales: Borreliaceae). [PDF]
Appl Environ Microbiol, 2023 ABSTRACT Ornithodoros turicata is a vector of relapsing fever spirochetes in North America and transmits Borrelia turicatae to a variety of vertebrate hosts. The remarkably long lifespan of O.
Filatov S, Krishnavajhala A, Lopez JE.
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Vector Competence of Geographical Populations of Ornithodoros turicata for the Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia turicatae [PDF]
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2018 Several knowledge gaps exist in the vector competence of various geographical populations of O. turicata that transmit B. turicatae . A western population of this tick is distributed from California to Texas, and an eastern population exists in Florida.
Aparna Krishnavajhala +2 more
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Aislamiento de Borrelia turicatae de Ornithodoros turicata colectada en México [PDF]
, 2023 RESUMEN Las espiroquetas causantes de la fiebre recurrente (FR) son patógenos del género Borrelia transmitidos por garrapatas blandas y duras. Esta enfermedad se considera como desatendida y emergente. Aunque la enfermedad se ha descrito y diagnosticado en México, al momento no se ha logrado el aislamiento de la bacteria causante de la misma.
Vázquez-Guerrero, Edwin +5 more
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Correction: Assessment of the Geographic Distribution of Ornithodoros turicata (Argasidae): Climate Variation and Host Diversity. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Taylor G Donaldson +10 more
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