Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma phagocytophilum are the most important tick-borne
bacteria of veterinary and public health significance in the family Anaplasmataceae. The …

Immune evasion by Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum (T. pallidum) has been
attributed to antigenic variation of its putative outer-membrane protein TprK. In TprK, amino …

Bovine anaplasmosis is caused by cattle infection with the tick-borne bacterium, Anaplasma
marginale. The major surface protein 1a (MSP1a) has been used as a genetic marker for …

The Ixodes scapularis embryo-derived cell line ISE6 is the most widely utilized tick-derived
cell line due to its susceptibility to a wide variety of tick-and non-tick-vectored pathogens …

Anaplasma marginale is the most prevalent tick-borne pathogen in cattle in tropical and
subtropical regions of the world. Major Surface Protein 1a (MSP1a) has been found to be a …

The incidence of human diseases caused by tick-borne pathogens is increasing but little is
known about the molecular interactions between the agents and their vectors and hosts …

Anaplasma marginale is an intracellular rickettsial bacterium causing anaplasmosis in
ruminants. A. marginale is transmitted biologically by ticks and mechanically by blood …

Mutational analysis is an efficient approach to identifying microbial gene function. Until
recently, lack of an effective tool for Anaplasmataceae yielding reproducible results has …

Human pathogens transmitted by ticks undergo complex life cycles alternating between the
arthropod vector and a mammalian host. While the latter has been investigated to a greater …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Ap), agent of human anaplasmosis, is an intracellular
bacterium that causes the second most common tick-borne illness in North America. To …