Counterattacking the tick bite: towards a rational design of anti-tick vaccines targeting pathogen transmission
Hematophagous arthropods are responsible for the transmission of a variety of pathogens
that cause disease in humans and animals. Ticks of the Ixodes ricinus complex are vectors …
that cause disease in humans and animals. Ticks of the Ixodes ricinus complex are vectors …
Strategies for detecting rickettsiae and diagnosing rickettsial diseases
A Luce-Fedrow, K Mullins, AP Kostik… - Future …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Rickettsial diseases and scrub typhus constitute a group of the oldest known vector-borne
diseases. The cosmopolitan distribution of the vectors that transmit rickettsiae and orientiae …
diseases. The cosmopolitan distribution of the vectors that transmit rickettsiae and orientiae …
[HTML][HTML] Comparative vertical transmission of Rickettsia by Dermacentor variabilis and Amblyomma maculatum
EK Harris, VI Verhoeve, KH Banajee… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2017 - Elsevier
The geographical overlap of multiple Rickettsia and tick species coincides with the
molecular detection of a variety of rickettsial agents in what may be novel tick hosts …
molecular detection of a variety of rickettsial agents in what may be novel tick hosts …
V‐ATPase subunit a is required for survival and midgut development of Locusta migratoria
XJ Liu, XY Liang, J Guo, XK Shi… - Insect Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The vacuolar‐type H+‐ATPase (V‐ATPase) is an ATP‐dependent proton pump, which
regulates various cellular processes. To date, most functional studies on V‐ATPases of …
regulates various cellular processes. To date, most functional studies on V‐ATPases of …
ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channels regulate secretion of pro-feeding salivary proteins in the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum)
Understanding the physiological and molecular regulation of tick feeding is necessary for
developing intervention strategies to curb disease transmission by ticks. Pharmacological …
developing intervention strategies to curb disease transmission by ticks. Pharmacological …
Identification and Characterization of a Relish-type NF-κB, DvRelish, in Dermacentor variabilis in Response to Rickettsia rickettsii Infection
C Fongsaran, VI Verhoeve, K Jirakanwisal… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Ixodid ticks serve as hosts and transmission vectors for several obligate intracellular
bacteria, including members of the spotted fever group of Rickettsia. Although ticks generate …
bacteria, including members of the spotted fever group of Rickettsia. Although ticks generate …
Amblyomma maculatum Feeding Augments Rickettsia parkeri Infection in a Rhesus Macaque Model: A Pilot Study
KH Banajee, ME Embers, IM Langohr, LA Doyle… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Rickettsia parkeri is an emerging eschar-causing human pathogen in the spotted fever
group of Rickettsia and is transmitted by the Gulf coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum. Tick …
group of Rickettsia and is transmitted by the Gulf coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum. Tick …
Isolate-Dependent Differences in Clinical, Pathological, and Transcriptional Profiles following In Vitro and In Vivo Infections with Rickettsia rickettsii
MFBM Galletti, CD Paddock, JA Hecht… - Infection and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Rickettsia rickettsii, the etiological agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), a life-
threatening tick-borne disease that affects humans and various animal species, has been …
threatening tick-borne disease that affects humans and various animal species, has been …
Effect of Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae) Saliva on the Acute Cutaneous Immune Response to Rickettsia parkeri Infection in a Murine Model
KH Banajee, VI Verhoeve, EK Harris… - Journal of medical …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Rickettsia parkeri Luckman (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) is a pathogenic spotted
fever group Rickettsia transmitted by Amblyomma maculatum Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) in the …
fever group Rickettsia transmitted by Amblyomma maculatum Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) in the …
Novel Identification of Dermacentor variabilis Arp2/3 Complex and Its Role in Rickettsial Infection of the Arthropod Vector
N Petchampai, P Sunyakumthorn, ML Guillotte… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) Rickettsia species must be able to infect both
vertebrate and arthropod host cells. The host actin-related protein 2/3 (Arp2/3) complex is …
vertebrate and arthropod host cells. The host actin-related protein 2/3 (Arp2/3) complex is …