[HTML][HTML] What do we still need to know about Ixodes ricinus?

J Gray, O Kahl, A Zintl - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2021 - Elsevier
In spite of many decades of intensive research on Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick of
Europe, several important aspects of its basic biology remain elusive, such as the factors …

Update on the intricate tango between tick microbiomes and tick‐borne pathogens

SI Bonnet, T Pollet - Parasite immunology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The recent development of high‐throughput NGS technologies,(ie, next‐generation
sequencing) has highlighted the complexity of tick microbial communities—which include …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional images reveal the impact of the endosymbiont Midichloria mitochondrii on the host mitochondria

Z Uzum, D Ershov, MJ Pavia, A Mallet… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The hard tick, Ixodes ricinus, a main Lyme disease vector, harbors an intracellular bacterial
endosymbiont. Midichloria mitochondrii is maternally inherited and resides in the …

[HTML][HTML] The symbiotic continuum within ticks: Opportunities for disease control

S Hussain, N Perveen, A Hussain, B Song… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Among blood-sucking arthropods, ticks are recognized as being of prime global importance
because of their role as vectors of pathogens affecting human and animal health. Ticks carry …

Phylogenomic Evidence for the Presence of a Flagellum and cbb3 Oxidase in the Free-Living Mitochondrial Ancestor

D Sassera, N Lo, S Epis, G D'Auria… - Molecular biology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The initiation of the intracellular symbiosis that would give rise to mitochondria and
eukaryotes was a major event in the history of life on earth. Hypotheses to explain …

[HTML][HTML] The tick endosymbiont Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii and selenoproteins are essential for the growth of Rickettsia parkeri in the Gulf Coast tick vector

K Budachetri, D Kumar, G Crispell, C Beck, G Dasch… - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Background Pathogen colonization inside tick tissues is a significant aspect of the overall
competence of a vector. Amblyomma maculatum is a competent vector of the spotted fever …

[HTML][HTML] The scale affects our view on the identification and distribution of microbial communities in ticks

T Pollet, H Sprong, E Lejal, AI Krawczyk, S Moutailler… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Ticks transmit the highest variety of pathogens impacting human and animal health
worldwide. It is now well established that ticks also harbour a microbial complex of …

[HTML][HTML] Poor unstable midgut microbiome of hard ticks contrasts with abundant and stable monospecific microbiome in ovaries

MG Guizzo, S Neupane, M Kucera, J Perner… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Culture-independent metagenomic methodologies have enabled detection and
identification of microorganisms in various biological systems and often revealed complex …

[HTML][HTML] Coxiella Endosymbiont of Rhipicephalus microplus Modulates Tick Physiology With a Major Impact in Blood Feeding Capacity

MG Guizzo, L Tirloni, SA Gonzalez, MD Farber… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the past decade, metagenomics studies exploring tick microbiota have revealed
widespread interactions between bacteria and arthropods, including symbiotic interactions …

[图书][B] Manipulative tenants: bacteria associated with arthropods

E Zchori-Fein, K Bourtzis - 2011 - books.google.com
In the English edition of his landmark book Endosymbiosis of Animals with Plant
Microorganisms (1965), Professor Paul Buchner, probably the most prominent founder of …