Abstract In the United States, Dermacentor spp. are common vectors of Francisella
tularensis subspecies (ssp.), while Ixodes scapularis is not, though the geographic …

De novo lipid synthesis and scavenging of fatty acids (FA) are processes essential for the
formation of the membrane of the human pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis (C. t.). Host FA …

Ehrlichia chaffeensis, a tick-transmitted rickettsial bacterium, is the causative agent of human
monocytic ehrlichiosis. Biochemical characterization of this and other related Rickettsiales …

Ehrlichia chaffeensis causes human monocytic ehrlichiosis by replicating within
phagosomes of monocytes/macrophages. A function disruption mutation within the …

Unraveling which proteins and post-translational modifications (PTMs) affect bacterial
pathogenesis and physiology in diverse environments is a tough challenge. Herein, we …

Ehrlichia chaffeensis, a small Gram-negative obligatory intracellular bacterium, infects
human monocytes or macrophages, and causes human monocytic ehrlichiosis, one of the …

Las ehrlichiosis y anaplasmosis canina son enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas,
provocadas por bacterias del género Ehrlichia y Anaplasma. Debido a sus múltiples …

Mutational analysis is an efficient approach to identifying microbial gene function. Until
recently, lack of an effective tool for Anaplasmataceae yielding reproducible results has …

Despite their clinical and biological importance, the cell biology of obligate intracellular
bacteria is less well understood than that of many free-living model organisms. One reason …

Since 2015, the discovery of colistin resistance genes has been limited to the
characterization of new mobile colistin resistance (mcr) gene variants. However, given the …