Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. cause several emerging human infectious diseases.
Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia chaffeensis are transmitted between mammals …

We reviewed scientific literature pertaining to known and putative disease agents associated
with the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum. Reports in the literature concerning the role …

Anaplasma (formerly Ehrlichia) phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Neorickettsia
(formerly Ehrlichia) sennetsu are intracellular vector-borne pathogens that cause human …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …

The acquisition and transmission of rickettsial pathogens by different tick developmental
stages has important epidemiological implications. The purpose of this study was to …

Ehrlichia chaffeensis is an obligatory intracellular and cholesterol-dependent bacterium that
has evolved special proteins and functions to proliferate inside leukocytes and cause …

Ehrlichia chaffeensis is a tick transmitted pathogen responsible for the disease human
monocytic ehrlichiosis. Research to elucidate gene function in rickettsial pathogens is …

Ehrlichia are small obligately intracellular bacteria in the order Rickettsiales that are
transmitted by ticks and associated with emerging life-threatening human zoonoses …

Ticks are haematophagous arthropods with unique molecular mechanisms for digesting
host blood meal while acting as vectors for various pathogens of public health significance …

Abstract Background The genus Ehrlichia consists of tick-borne obligatory intracellular
bacteria that can cause deadly diseases of medical and agricultural importance. Ehrlichia …