Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii is a maternally inherited bacterium of ticks with a
unique intra-mitochondrial lifestyle. Here, we investigate on the evolutionary history of these …

Midichloria are intracellular bacterial symbionts of ticks. Some representatives of this genus
have the unique capability to colonize mitochondria in the cells of their hosts. Hypotheses on …

Midichloria spp. are intracellular bacterial symbionts of ticks. Representatives of this genus
colonise mitochondria in the cells of their hosts. To shed light on this unique interaction we …

Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii, symbiont of the sheep tick Ixodes ricinus, was the first
described member of the family Candidatus Midichloriaceae, order Rickettsiales. Recent …

The hard tick Ixodes ricinus (Ixodidae) is the sole animal thus far shown to harbour an intra-
mitochondrial bacterium, which has recently been named Midichloria mitochondrii. The …

Abstract Background The Midichloriaceae is a novel family of the order Rickettsiales, that
encompasses intracellular bacteria associated with hard ticks (Ixodidae) and other …

A wide range of arthropod species harbour bacterial endosymbionts in various tissues,
many of them playing important roles in the fitness and biology of their hosts. In several …

During 2021, we collected blood and serum samples from 135 persons exposed to tick bites
in southern Italy. We serologically and molecularly screened for zoonotic tickborne …

Midichloria mitochondrii is an intracellular bacterium found in the hard tick Ixodes ricinus. In
this arthropod, M. mitochondrii is observed in the oocytes and in other cells of the ovary …

Ixodes ticks transmit infectious agents and also harbor their own parasites and symbionts.
The presumptive endosymbiont of Ixodes ricinus,'Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii', has …