Both symbiotic and pathogenic bacteria in the family Coxiellaceae cause morbidity and
mortality in humans and animals. For instance, Coxiella-like endosymbionts (CLEs) improve …

Aims Coxiella burnetii is a highly infectious organism that is easily spread through aerosols
causing Q fever in humans. Ticks can harbour and transmit C. burnetii to animals …

Aim: The purpose of this pilot study was to genetically identify and characterize Coxiella
burnetii from Amblyomma varigatum ticks collected on cattle in North central Nigeria …

Obligatory hematophagous arthropods such as lice, bugs, flies, and ticks harbor bacterial
endosymbionts that are expected to complement missing essential nutrients in their diet …

ABSTRACT A Coxiella-type microbe occurs at 100% frequency in all Amblyomma
americanum ticks thus far tested. Using laboratory-reared ticks free of other microbes, we …

Abstract Analysis of the tick microbiome can help understand tick–symbiont interactions and
identify undiscovered pathogens, which may aid in implementing control of ticks and tick …

Ticks are arthropods of veterinary and medical importance which spread zoonotic
pathogens that link animal and human health. In this study, ticks were collected from 448 …

Rhipicephalus ticks are competent vectors of several pathogens, such as Spotted Fever
Group Rickettsiae (SFGR) and many Babesia species. Within this genus, different R …

Reptiles are hosts for various tick species and tick-associated organisms, many of which are
zoonotic. However, little is known about the presence and diversity of tick-borne bacteria …

The role of questing ticks in the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases in Kenya's Maasai Mara
National Reserve (MMNR), an ecosystem with intensified human-wildlife-livestock …