Anaplasma phagocytophilum—a widespread multi-host pathogen with highly adaptive strategies
S Stuen, EG Granquist, C Silaghi - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum has for decades been known to cause the
disease tick-borne fever (TBF) in domestic ruminants in Ixodes ricinus-infested areas in …
disease tick-borne fever (TBF) in domestic ruminants in Ixodes ricinus-infested areas in …
Mechanisms of obligatory intracellular infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Y Rikihisa - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Anaplasma phagocytophilum persists in nature by cycling between mammals and ticks.
Human infection by the bite of an infected tick leads to a potentially fatal emerging disease …
Human infection by the bite of an infected tick leads to a potentially fatal emerging disease …
Pathogen spillover during land conversion
Pathogen spillover from wildlife to domestic animals and humans, and the reverse, has
caused significant epidemics and pandemics worldwide. Although pathogen emergence …
caused significant epidemics and pandemics worldwide. Although pathogen emergence …
Pathogen-mediated manipulation of arthropod microbiota to promote infection
Arthropods transmit diverse infectious agents; however, the ways microbes influence their
vector to enhance colonization are poorly understood. Ixodes scapularis ticks harbor …
vector to enhance colonization are poorly understood. Ixodes scapularis ticks harbor …
Co-infection of ticks: the rule rather than the exception
S Moutailler, C Valiente Moro… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Ticks are the most common arthropod vectors of both human and animal
diseases in Europe, and the Ixodes ricinus tick species is able to transmit a large number of …
diseases in Europe, and the Ixodes ricinus tick species is able to transmit a large number of …
Europe-wide meta-analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato prevalence in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks
M Strnad, V Hönig, D Růžek, L Grubhoffer… - Applied and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Lyme borreliosis is the most common zoonotic disease transmitted by ticks in Europe and
North America. Despite having multiple tick vectors, the causative agent, Borrelia burgdorferi …
North America. Despite having multiple tick vectors, the causative agent, Borrelia burgdorferi …
The bacterial microbiome of Dermacentor andersoni ticks influences pathogen susceptibility
Ticks are of medical importance owing to their ability to transmit pathogens to humans and
animals. The Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni, is a vector of a number of …
animals. The Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni, is a vector of a number of …
Hard ticks and their bacterial endosymbionts (or would be pathogens)
A Ahantarig, W Trinachartvanit, V Baimai… - Folia microbiologica, 2013 - Springer
The symbiotic microorganisms of arthropod vectors are highly significant from several points
of view, partly due to their possible roles in the transmission of pathogenic causative agents …
of view, partly due to their possible roles in the transmission of pathogenic causative agents …
Disparate dynamics of pathogen prevalence in Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks occurring sympatrically in diverse habitats
Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks are important reservoirs and vectors of
pathogens. The aim of the present study was to investigate the dynamic of the prevalence …
pathogens. The aim of the present study was to investigate the dynamic of the prevalence …
Assessing the current and future potential geographic distribution of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Acari: Ixodidae) in North America
GDY Boorgula, AT Peterson, DH Foley, RR Ganta… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, is a veterinary-and medically-significant tick
species that is known to transmit several diseases to animal and human hosts. The spatial …
species that is known to transmit several diseases to animal and human hosts. The spatial …