Search Results - "Keirans, James E."

The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida): a world list of valid tick names by Horak, Ivan G, Camicas, Jean-Louis, Keirans, James E

“…The world's argasid tick fauna comprises 183 species in four genera, namely Argas, Carios, Ornithodoros and Otobius in the family Argasidae. The ixodid tick…”
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Tick-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana by Schwan, Tom G, Policastro, Paul F, Miller, Zachary, Thompson, Robert L, Damrow, Todd, Keirans, James E

“…Five persons contracted tick-borne relapsing fever after staying in a cabin in western Montana. Borrelia hermsii was isolated from the blood of two patients,…”
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Bothriocroton oudemansi (Neumann, 1910) n. comb. (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae), an ectoparasite of the western long-beaked echidna in Papua New Guinea: redescription of the male and first description of the female and nymph by Beati, Lorenza, Keirans, James E, Durden, Lance A, Opiang, Muse D

“…Specimens of Amblyomma oudemansi (Neumann, 1910) were collected in Papua New Guinea from an endangered monotreme, Zaglossus bruijni (Peters & Doria), the…”
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Ixodes (Multidentatus) paranaensis n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae) a Parasite of Streptoprocne biscutata (Sclater 1865) (Apodiformes: Apodidae) Birds in Brazil by Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes, Arzua, Márcia, Pichorim, Mauro, Keirans, James E

“…During an ecological study, carried out between 1994 and 1996 with Streptoprocne biscutata (Sclater) (Apodiformes: Apodidae) birds, that inhabit caves in the…”
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ANALYSIS OF THE SYSTEMATIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG TICKS OF THE GENERA RHIPICEPHALUS AND BOOPHILUS (ACARI: IXODIDAE) BASED ON MITOCHONDRIAL 12S RIBOSOMAL DNA GENE SEQUENCES AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS by Beati, Lorenza, Keirans, James E

“…A portion of mitochondrial 12S rDNA sequences (337–355 base pairs) and 63 morphological characters of 36 hard-tick species belonging to 7 genera were analyzed…”
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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 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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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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Ixodes (Haemixodes) longiscutatum Boero (New Status) and I. (H.) uruguayensis Kohls & Clifford, a New Synonym of I. (H.) longiscutatum (Acari: Ixodidae) by Venzal, J M, Castro, O, Cabrera, P, de Souza, C, Fregueiro, G, Barros-Battesti, D M, Keirans, J E

“…Females of Ixodes (Haemixodes) uruguayensis Kohls & Clifford, 1967, a species whose adults were unknown until the present, were obtained in the laboratory from…”
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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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Invasion: Exotic Ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) Imported into the United States. A Review and New Records by Keirans, James E., Durden, Lance A.

“…A review of the literature and unpublished records from the U.S. National Tick Collection on the importation of ticks from foreign lands reveals that at least…”
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Systematics and Biogeography of Hard Ticks, a Total Evidence Approach by Klompen, J.S.H., Black IV, William C., Keirans, James E., Norris, Douglas E.

“…Systematic relationships among the basal Ixodidae are examined using one morphological and three molecular data sets, 18S and 28S nuclear and 16S mitochondrial…”
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Phylogenetic Relationships among Tick Subfamilies (Ixodida: Ixodidae: Argasidae) Based on the 18S Nuclear rDNA Gene by Black, William C., Klompen, J.S.H., Keirans, James E.

“…Phylogenetic relationships among tick subfamilies have been estimated using morphological and molecular characters. However, the phylogeny based on a portion…”
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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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First U.S. Record of the Hard Tick Ixodes (Pholeoixodes) gregsoni Lindquist, Wu, and Redner by Lubelczyk, Charles B, Hanson, Trish, Lacombe, Eleanor H, Holman, Mary S, Keirans, James E

“…Ixodes (Pholeoixodes) gregsoni Lindquist, Wu, and Redner, a species of hard tick described in 1999 in Canada, was recovered from a harvested fisher (Martes…”
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Primera evidencia de la ocurrencia de Amblyomma calcaratum Neumann, 1899 en Perú by Càceres, Abraham G., Beati, Lorenza, Keirans, James E.

“…Se reporta la presencia del ácaro Amblyomma calcaratum colectado en un ejemplar de un mirmecofagido Tamandua tetradactyla, capturado en julio del 2000 en la…”
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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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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Associated with Wild Animals in the Pantanal Region of Brazil by De Campos Pereira, Marcelo, SzabÓ, Matias Pablo Juan, Bechara, Gervasio Henrique, Matushima, Eliana Reiko, Barbanti Duarte, José Maurício, Rechav, Yigal, Fielden, Laura, Keirans, James E.

“…This paper describes the identification of ticks from wild animals of the Pantanal region in Brazil as part of a comprehensive study about established and…”
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Ferritin Gene Coding Sequences Are Conserved Among Eight Hard Tick Species (Ixodida: Ixodidae) by Xu, Guang, Fang, Quentin Q, Keirans, James E, Durden, Lance A

“…Eight complete cDNAs encoding for ferritins from the hard tick species Amblyomma americanum (L.), Amblyomma maculatum Koch, Boophilus microplus (Canestrini),…”
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