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Rickettsia buchneri sp. nov., a rickettsial endosymbiont of the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis by Kurtti, Timothy J, Felsheim, Roderick F, Burkhardt, Nicole Y, Oliver, Jonathan D, Heu, Chan C, Munderloh, Ulrike G

“…We obtained a rickettsial isolate from the ovaries of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. The isolate (ISO7(T)) was grown in the Ixodes ricinus embryonic…”
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Metagenomic surveillance for bacterial tick-borne pathogens using nanopore adaptive sampling by Kipp, Evan J., Lindsey, Laramie L., Khoo, Benedict, Faulk, Christopher, Oliver, Jonathan D., Larsen, Peter A.

“…Technological and computational advancements in the fields of genomics and bioinformatics are providing exciting new opportunities for pathogen discovery and…”
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Range Expansion and Increasing Borrelia burgdorferi Infection of the Tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Iowa, 1990–2013 by Oliver, Jonathan D., Bennett, Steve W., Beati, Lorenza, Bartholomay, Lyric C.

“…A passive surveillance program monitored ticks submitted by the public in Iowa from 1990–2013. Submitted ticks were identified to species and life stage, and…”
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Nanopore adaptive sampling for targeted mitochondrial genome sequencing and bloodmeal identification in hematophagous insects by Kipp, Evan J, Lindsey, Laramie L, Milstein, Marissa S, Blanco, Cristina M, Baker, Julia P, Faulk, Christopher, Oliver, Jonathan D, Larsen, Peter A

“…Blood-feeding insects are important vectors for an array of zoonotic pathogens. While previous efforts toward generating molecular resources have largely…”
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An Anaplasma phagocytophilum T4SS effector, AteA, is essential for tick infection by Park, Jason M, Genera, Brittany M, Fahy, Deirdre, Swallow, Kyle T, Nelson, Curtis M, Oliver, Jonathan D, Shaw, Dana K, Munderloh, Ulrike G, Brayton, Kelly A

“…Ticks are the number one vector of pathogens for livestock worldwide and for humans in the United States. The biology of tick transmission is an understudied…”
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Plant-Derived Natural Compounds for Tick Pest Control in Livestock and Wildlife: Pragmatism or Utopia? by Quadros, Danilo G., Johnson, Tammi L., Whitney, Travis R., Oliver, Jonathan D., Oliva Chávez, Adela S.

“…Ticks and tick-borne diseases are a significant economic hindrance for livestock production and a menace to public health. The expansion of tick populations…”
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The role of autophagy in tick-endosymbiont interactions: insights from Ixodes scapularis and Rickettsia buchneri by Wang, Xin-Ru, Cull, Benjamin, Oliver, Jonathan D, Kurtti, Timothy J, Munderloh, Ulrike G

“…Ticks are second only to mosquitoes in their importance as vectors of disease agents; however, tick-borne diseases (TBDs) account for the majority of all…”
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Persistence of the invasive bird-parasitic fly Philornis downsi over the host interbreeding period in the Galapagos Islands by Bulgarella, Mariana, Lincango, M. Piedad, Lahuatte, Paola F., Oliver, Jonathan D., Cahuana, Andrea, Ramírez, Ismael E., Sage, Roxanne, Colwitz, Alyssa J., Freund, Deborah A., Miksanek, James R., Moon, Roger D., Causton, Charlotte E., Heimpel, George E.

“…Many parasites of seasonally available hosts must persist through times of the year when hosts are unavailable. In tropical environments, host availability is…”
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Motility Characteristics Are Altered for Rickettsia bellii Transformed To Overexpress a Heterologous rickA Gene by Oliver, Jonathan D, Burkhardt, Nicole Y, Felsheim, Roderick F, Kurtti, Timothy J, Munderloh, Ulrike G

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The Ixodes scapularis Symbiont Rickettsia buchneri Inhibits Growth of Pathogenic Rickettsiaceae in Tick Cells: Implications for Vector Competence by Cull, Benjamin, Burkhardt, Nicole Y, Wang, Xin-Ru, Thorpe, Cody J, Oliver, Jonathan D, Kurtti, Timothy J, Munderloh, Ulrike G

“…is the primary vector of tick-borne pathogens in North America but notably does not transmit pathogenic species. This tick harbors the transovarially…”
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An O-Methyltransferase Is Required for Infection of Tick Cells by Anaplasma phagocytophilum by Oliva Chávez, Adela S, Fairman, James W, Felsheim, Roderick F, Nelson, Curtis M, Herron, Michael J, Higgins, LeeAnn, Burkhardt, Nicole Y, Oliver, Jonathan D, Markowski, Todd W, Kurtti, Timothy J, Edwards, Thomas E, Munderloh, Ulrike G

“…Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the causative agent of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (HGA), is an obligately intracellular α-proteobacterium that is transmitted…”
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Tissue distribution of the Ehrlichia muris-like agent in a tick vector by Lynn, Geoffrey E, Oliver, Jonathan D, Nelson, Curtis M, Felsheim, Roderick F, Kurtti, Timothy J, Munderloh, Ulrike G

“…Human pathogens transmitted by ticks undergo complex life cycles alternating between the arthropod vector and a mammalian host. While the latter has been…”
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Global Transcription Profiles of Anaplasma phagocytophilum at Key Stages of Infection in Tick and Human Cell Lines and Granulocytes by Nelson, Curtis M, Herron, Michael J, Wang, Xin-Ru, Baldridge, Gerald D, Oliver, Jonathan D, Munderloh, Ulrike G

“…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…”
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Mitochondrion-Dependent Apoptosis Is Essential for Rickettsia parkeri Infection and Replication in Vector Cells by Wang, Xin-Ru, Burkhardt, Nicole Y, Kurtti, Timothy J, Oliver, Jonathan D, Price, Lisa D, Cull, Benjamin, Thorpe, Cody J, Thiel, Michalina Silva, Munderloh, Ulrike G

“…Apoptosis is an innate immune response induced by infection in eukaryotes that contributes significantly to protection from pathogens. However, little is known…”
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Comparative analysis of hemocyte phagocytosis between six species of arthropods as measured by flow cytometry by Oliver, Jonathan D., Dusty Loy, J., Parikh, Grishma, Bartholomay, Lyric

“…Mean phagocytic indices of hemocytes to red-fluorescent beads in six arthropod species. Species are represented in order of increasing weight, demonstrating a…”
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Tick Artificial Membrane Feeding for Ixodes scapularis by Khoo, Benedict, Cull, Benjamin, Oliver, Jonathan D

“…Ticks and their associated diseases are an important topic of study due to their public health and veterinary burden. However, the feeding requirements of…”
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Environmental Drivers of Immature Ixodes scapularis in Minnesota’s Metro Area by Cassens, Jacob, Jarnefeld, Janet, Berman, Jesse D., Oliver, Jonathan D.

“…Research on the public health significance of Ixodes scapularis ticks in the Midwest seldom focuses on extreme weather conditions that can modulate their…”
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Epidemiology, Distribution and Identification of Ticks on Livestock in Pakistan by Khan, Sadia Salim, Ahmed, Haroon, Afzal, Muhammad Sohail, Khan, Mobushir Riaz, Birtles, Richard J, Oliver, Jonathan D

“…Ticks are ectoparasites that transmit a variety of pathogens that cause many diseases in livestock which can result in skin damage, weight loss, anemia,…”
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Growth Dynamics and Antibiotic Elimination of Symbiotic Rickettsia buchneri in the Tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) by Oliver, Jonathan D, Price, Lisa D, Burkhardt, Nicole Y, Heu, Chan C, Khoo, Benedict S, Thorpe, Cody J, Kurtti, Timothy J, Munderloh, Ulrike G

“…is the principal symbiotic bacterium of the medically significant tick This species has been detected primarily in the ovaries of adult female ticks and is…”
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Positive associations matter: Microbial relationships drive tick microbiome composition by Fountain‐Jones, Nicholas M., Khoo, Benedict S., Rau, Austin, Berman, Jesse D., Burton, Erin N., Oliver, Jonathan D.

“…Untangling how factors such as environment, host, associations among bacterial species and dispersal predict microbial composition is a fundamental challenge…”
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