Bacterial culture was the first method used to describe the human microbiota, but this
method is considered outdated by many researchers. Metagenomics studies have since …

SUMMARY A pure bacterial culture remains essential for the study of its virulence, its
antibiotic susceptibility, and its genome sequence in order to facilitate the understanding …

Tick-borne diseases represent major public and animal health issues worldwide. Ixodes
ricinus, primarily associated with deciduous and mixed forests, is the principal vector of …

During most of the 20th century, the epidemiology of tick-borne rickettsioses could be
summarized as the occurrence of a single pathogenic rickettsia on each continent. An …

The purpose of this announcement is to effect the valid publication of the following effectively
published new names and new combinations under the procedure described in the …

Rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria within the genus Rickettsia,
mainly transmitted by arthropods. Until recently, Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) caused …

Rickettsia are best known as strictly intracellular vector‐borne bacteria that cause mild to
severe diseases in humans and other animals. Recent advances in molecular tools and …

Abstract Al. pha. pro. te. o. bac. te′ ri. a. Gr. n. alpha name of first letter of Greek alphabet;
Gr. n. Proteus ocean god able to change shape; Gr. n. bakterion a small rod; ML fem. pl. n …

Background Ticks may transmit a large variety of pathogens, which cause illnesses in
animals and humans, commonly referred to as to tick-borne diseases (TBDs). The incidence …

Spotted fever group Rickettsiae are predominantly transmitted by ticks. Rickettsiae have
developed many strategies to adapt to different environmental conditions, including those …