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Reptile trade and the risk of exotic tick introductions into southern South American countries by Gonzalez-Acuna, D, Beldomenico, P.M, Venzal, J.M, Fabry, M, Keirans, J.E, Gugliemone, A.A

“…Ticks exotic for the Neotropical region were found on Python regius imported into Argentina and Chile. All ticks (7 males and 3 females) were classified as…”
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re-evaluation of relationships in the Metastriata (Acari: Parasitiformes: Ixodidae) by Klompen, J.S.H, Oliver, J.H. Jr, Keirans, J.E, Homsher, P.J

“…A systematic analysis of generic/subgeneric relationships in the ixodid lineage Metastriata was conducted based on 82 structural and developmental characters,…”
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Ectoparasites (sucking lice, fleas and ticks) of small mammals in southeastern Kenya by OGUGE, N.O, DURDEN, L.A, KEIRANS, J.E, BALAMI, H.D, SCHWAN, T.G

“…During 1998-2000, at least 14 species (n = 309) of small mammals were live-trapped and examined for ectoparasites in moist forests of the Taita and Shimba…”
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MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES INDICATE THAT THE IXODES RICINUS COMPLEX IS A PARAPHYLETIC GROUP by Xu, Guang, Fang, Quentin Q, Keirans, James E, Durden, Lance A

“…The Ixodes ricinus species complex is a group of ticks distributed in almost all geographic regions of the world. Lyme borreliosis spirochetes are primarily…”
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Amblyomma aureolatum (Pallas, 1772) and Amblyomma ovale Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae): hosts, distribution and 16S rDNA sequences by Guglielmone, A.A., Estrada-Peña, A., Mangold, A.J., Barros-Battesti, D.M., Labruna, M.B., Martins, J.R., Venzal, J.M., Arzua, M., Keirans, J.E.

“…DNA sequences of Amblyomma aureolatum (Pallas, 1772) and Amblyomma ovale Koch, 1844 were obtained to determine genetic differences between these tick species…”
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Illustrated key to nymphs of the tick genus Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodidae) found in the United States by Keirans, J.E. (Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.), Durden, L.A

“…A dichotomous identification key, with important characters illustrated by scanning electron micrographs, is provided for nymphs of the 9 species of the genus…”
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Distribution, Seasonality, and Hosts of the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick in the United States by James, Angela M., Freier, Jerome E., Keirans, James E., Durden, Lance A., Mertins, James W., Schlater, Jack L.

“…Anaplasma marginale Theiler is a tick-borne pathogen that causes anaplasmosis in cattle. There are ≈20 tick species worldwide that are implicated as vectors of…”
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AMBLYOMMA LATEPUNCTATUM, A VALID TICK SPECIES (ACARI: IXODIDAE) LONG MISIDENTIFIED WITH BOTH AMBLYOMMA INCISUM AND AMBLYOMMA SCALPTURATUM by Labruna, Marcelo B, Keirans, James E, Camargo, Luis Marcelo A, Ribeiro, Alberto F, Soares, Rodrigo M, Camargo, Erney P

“…In 2000, we initiated an investigation on the tick fauna of Rondônia State, where we collected many specimens of Amblyomma scalpturatumNeumann, 1906 and…”
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Evolution of Ticks by Klompen, J S H, Black, W C, Keirans, J E, Oliver, J H

“…Evolutionary patterns in ticks have traditionally been cast in terms of host associations. Largely untested assumptions of cospeciation and observations of…”
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Ixodes (Ixodes) scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae): redescription of all active stages, distribution, hosts, geographical variation, and medical and veterinary importance by Keirans, J.E. (Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.), Hutcheson, H.J, Durden, L.A, Klompen, J.S.H

“…The blacklegged tick, Ixodes (Ixodes) scapularis Say, 1821, is redescribed, based on laboratory reared specimens originating in Bulloch County, Georgia…”
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New host and locality records for the Ixodes auritulus (Acari: Ixodidae) species group, with a review of host relationships and distribution in the Neotropical Zoogeographic Region by Gonzalez-Acuna, D, Venzal, J.M, Keirans, J.E, Robbins, R.G, Ippi, S, Guglielmone, A.A

“…New Neotropical records are presented for ticks belonging to the Ixodes auritulus Neumann, 1904, species group, together with a review of hosts and localities…”
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HARD TICK CALRETICULIN (CRT ) GENE CODING REGIONS HAVE ONLY ONE INTRON WITH CONSERVED POSITIONS AND VARIABLE SIZES by Xu, Guang, Fang, Quentin Q, Sun, Yi, Keirans, James E, Durden, Lance A

“…Calreticulin (CRT ) is a unique eukaryotic gene. The CRT gene product, calreticulin, was first identified as a calcium binding protein in 1974, but further…”
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Population genetics of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) based on mitochondrial 16S and 12S genes by Norris, D.E, Klompen, J.S.H, Keirans, J.E, Black, W.C. IV

“…Blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say, is the principal vector of Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson, Schmid, Hyde, Steigerwalt & Brenner in the eastern half of…”
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First records of Amblyomma americanum, Ixodes (Ixodes) dentatus, and Ixodes (Ceratixodes) uriae (Acari: Ixodidae) from Maine by Keirans, J.E, Lacombe, E.H

“…The first records of 3 ixodid tick species collected in the state of Maine are reported. A total of 23 records of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (L.,…”
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CLONING AND SEQUENCING OF PUTATIVE CALRETICULIN COMPLEMENTARY DNAs FROM FOUR HARD TICK SPECIES by Xu, Guang, Fang, Quentin Q, Keirans, James E, Durden, Lance A

“…Calreticulin (CRT) is a calcium-binding protein and has many functions in eukaryotic cells. CRT is possibly involved in parasite host immune system evasion. To…”
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Hosts and distribution of Amblyomma auricularium (Conil 1878) and Amblyomma pseudoconcolor Aragao, 1908 (Acari: Ixodidae) by GUGLIELMONE, A. A, ESTRADA-PENA, A, LUCIANI, C. A, MANGOLD, A. J, KEIRANS, J. E

“…Collections of Amblyomma auricularium (Conil 1878) and A. pseudoconcolor Aragão, 1908 are discussed in relation to distribution and hosts. Three tick…”
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Pictorial key to the adults of hard ticks, family Ixodidae (Ixodida: Ixodoidea), east of the Mississippi River by Keirans, J E, Litwak, T R

“…Six genera and 27 species of hard ticks (Ixodidae) currently are recognized in the United States east of the Mississippi River as follows: Amblyomma (4…”
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use of the nuclear protein-encoding gene, RNA polymerase II, for tick molecular systematics by Fang, Q, Keirans, J.E, Mixson, T

“…Phylogenetic studies of ticks have been increasing in recent years, particularly in the use of molecular data. However, all of the studies to date are either…”
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Molecular genetic key for the identification of 17 Ixodes species of the United States (Acari: Ixodidae): a methods model by Poucher, K.L, Hutcheson, H.J, Keirans, J.E, Durden, L.A, Black, W.C

“…A taxonomic key, based on restriction enzyme analysis of the second internal-transcribed spacer (ITS-2) in the nuclear ribosomal DNA gene, was developed for…”
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Amblyomma vikirri n.sp. (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae), a parasite of the gidgee skink Egernia stokesii (Reptilia: Scincidae) from South Australia by Keirans, J.E, Bull, C.M, Duffield, G.A

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