The main importance of ticks resides in their ability to harbor pathogens that can be
transmitted to terrestrial vertebrates including humans. Recently, studies have focused on …

Ticks represent important vectors and reservoirs of pathogens, causing a number of
diseases in humans and animals, and significant damage to livestock every year. Modern …

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

Although genetic manipulation is one of the hallmarks of model organisms, its applicability to
non-model species has remained difficult due to our limited understanding of their …

Pathogens must adapt to disparate environments in permissive host species, a feat that is
especially pronounced for vector-borne microbes, which transition between vertebrate hosts …

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato causes Lyme borreliosis in a variety of animals and humans.
These atypical bacterial pathogens are maintained in a complex enzootic life cycle that …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum modulates various cell signaling pathways in mammalian cells
for its survival. In this study, we report that A. phagocytophilum modulates tick tryptophan …

ABSTRACT A crucial phase in the life cycle of tick-borne pathogens is the time spent
colonizing and persisting within the arthropod. Tick immunity is emerging as a key force …

Autobiographical scientometrics studies of established scientists are rare but may contribute
to guidance for young researchers. This study covered my 40-years career in Life Sciences …