Recent discoveries of basal extracellular Rickettsiales have illuminated divergent
evolutionary paths to host dependency in later-evolving lineages. Family Rickettsiaceae …

Abstract 'Chiggers'(trombiculid mite larvae) are best known as vectors of rickettsial
pathogens, Orientia spp., which cause a zoonosis, scrub typhus. However, several other …

Tick microbiota can be targeted for the control of tick-borne diseases such as human
granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) caused by model pathogen, Anaplasma …

Background The genus Rickettsia (Alphaproteobacteria: Rickettsiales) encompasses
numerous obligate intracellular species with predominantly ciliate and arthropod hosts …

Symbiosis with intracellular bacteria is essential for the nutrition of ticks, particularly through
the biosynthesis of B vitamins. Yet, ticks of the genus Ixodes, which include major vectors of …

Highlights•Ticks harbor a variety of symbiotic bacteria.•The symbiotic bacteria influence tick
metabolism, behavior, and reproduction.•The symbiotic bacteria influence the vector …

Ticks in the family Ixodidae are important vectors of zoonoses, including Lyme disease (LD),
which is caused by spirochete bacteria from the Borreliella (Borrelia) burgdorferi sensu lato …

Approximately 80 identified tick species are recognized as vectors and impact global public
health by transmitting a wide range of pathogens; however, little is known about the …

Deer keds, such as Lipoptena cervi Linnaeus (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), are blood‐feeding
flies from which several human and animal pathogens have been detected, including …

Purpose: Flea-borne rickettsioses, collectively referred to as a term for etiological agents
Rickettsia felis, Rickettsia typhi, and RFLOs (R. felis-like organisms), has become a public …