[HTML][HTML] Current debates and advances in tick microbiome research

A Wu-Chuang, A Hodžić, L Mateos-Hernández… - Current research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The main importance of ticks resides in their ability to harbor pathogens that can be
transmitted to terrestrial vertebrates including humans. Recently, studies have focused on …

[HTML][HTML] Perception of ticks and tick-borne diseases worldwide

J de la Fuente, A Estrada-Peña, M Rafael, C Almazán… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this comprehensive review study, we addressed the challenge posed by ticks and tick-
borne diseases (TBDs) with growing incidence affecting human and animal health …

[HTML][HTML] Geographic distribution of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) of the world by countries and territories

AA Guglielmone, S Nava, RG Robbins - Zootaxa, 2023 - mapress.com
The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 762 species worldwide, but an analysis of
the occurrence of these species in the worlds countries, territories, zoogeographic regions …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial community analysis identifies Klebsiella pneumoniae as a native symbiotic bacterium in the newborn Protobothrops mucrosquamatus

HY Su, B Hussain, BM Hsu, KH Lee, YC Mao… - BMC microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Background The study of the native microbiome of organisms is crucial. The connection
between the native microbiome and the host affects the formation of the innate immune …

Metatranscriptomic profiling reveals diverse tick‐borne bacteria, protozoans and viruses in ticks and wildlife from Australia

AW Gofton, KR Blasdell, C Taylor… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tick‐borne zoonoses are emerging globally due to changes in climate and land use. While
the zoonotic threats associated with ticks are well studied elsewhere, in Australia, the …

Advanced approaches for the diagnosis and chemoprevention of canine vector-borne pathogens and parasites—Implications for the Asia-Pacific region and beyond

LG Huggins, AV Koehler, RB Gasser, RJ Traub - Advances in Parasitology, 2023 - Elsevier
Vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) of canines are a diverse range of infectious agents,
including viruses, bacteria, protozoa and multicellular parasites, that are pernicious and …

[HTML][HTML] Applying a modified streamlined disease risk analysis framework to a platypus conservation translocation, with special consideration for the conservation of …

J Whinfield, K Warren, L Vogelnest… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Platypuses are the world's most evolutionarily distinct mammal and have several host-
specific ecto-and endoparasites. With platypus populations declining, consideration should …

[HTML][HTML] The bacterial biome of ticks and their wildlife hosts at the urban–wildland interface

SL Egan, CL Taylor, PB Banks… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Advances in sequencing technologies have revealed the complex and diverse microbial
communities present in ticks (Ixodida). As obligate blood-feeding arthropods, ticks are …

[HTML][HTML] Illuminating the bacterial microbiome of Australian ticks with 16S and Rickettsia-specific next-generation sequencing

TL Greay, KL Evasco, ML Evans, CL Oskam… - Current Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) studies show that mosquito and tick microbiomes
influence the transmission of pathogens, opening new avenues for vector-borne pathogen …

Evaluation of a novel multiplex PCR amplicon sequencing assay for detection of human pathogens in Ixodes ticks

A Hojgaard, LM Osikowicz, L Eisen, RJ Eisen - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tickborne diseases are an increasing public health concern in the United States, where the
majority of notifiable cases are caused by pathogens vectored by Ixodes ticks. To better …