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Lyme borreliosis in Europe and North America by Piesman, J, Gern, L

“…Since the discovery of the Lyme disease spirochete in North America in 1982 and in Europe in 1983, a plethora of studies on this unique group of spirochetes…”
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Spatiotemporal Patterns of Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis Nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States by Diuk-Wasser, M. A., Gatewood, A. G., Cortinas, M. R., Yaremych-Hamer, S., Tsao, J., Kitron, U., Hickling, G., Brownstein, J. S., Walker, E., Piesman, J., Fish, D.

“…The risk of Lyme disease for humans in the eastern United States is dependent on the density of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis Say nymphal stage ticks infected…”
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Midichloria mitochondrii is widespread in hard ticks (Ixodidae) and resides in the mitochondria of phylogenetically diverse species by Epis, S, Sassera, D, Beninati, T, Lo, N, Beati, L, Piesman, J, Rinaldi, L, McCoy, K D, Torina, A, Sacchi, L, Clementi, E, Genchi, M, Magnino, S, Bandi, C

“…The hard tick Ixodes ricinus (Ixodidae) is the sole animal thus far shown to harbour an intra-mitochondrial bacterium, which has recently been named…”
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Dynamics of Borrelia burgdorferi Transmission by Nymphal Ixodes dammini Ticks by Piesman, Joseph

“…Groups of 25-30 nymphal Ixodes dammini infected with Borrelia burgdorferi fed on mice for 36,42, or 48 h. Only 1 (7%) of 14 mice exposed for 36 h became…”
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Capillary feeding of specific dsRNA induces silencing of the isac gene in nymphal Ixodes scapularis ticks by Soares, C.A.G, Lima, C.M.R, Dolan, M.C, Piesman, J, Beard, C.B, Zeidner, N.S

“…Ixodes scapularis transmits several pathogens including Borrelia burgdorferi. Bioactive compounds in tick saliva support tick feeding and influence pathogen…”
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Use of quantitative PCR to measure density of Borrelia burgdorferi in the midgut and salivary glands of feeding tick vectors by PIESMAN, Joseph, SCHNEIDER, Bradley S, ZEIDNER, Nordin S

“…Quantitative real-time PCR was used to assay spirochetes in feeding ticks. Spirochetes in tick midguts increased sixfold, from 998 per tick before attachment…”
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Identification of an Uncultivable Borrelia Species in the Hard Tick Amblyomma americanum: Possible Agent of a Lyme Disease-like Illness by Barbour, Alan G., Maupin, Gary O., Teltow, Glenna J., Carter, Carol J., Piesman, Joseph

“…Bites from the hard tick Amblyomma americanum are associated with a Lyme disease-like illness in the southern United States. To identify possible etiologic…”
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Phylogeny of hard- and soft-tick taxa (Acari: Ixodida) based on mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences by Black, W.C. IV, Piesman, J

“…Ticks are parasitiform mites that are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. A phylogeny for tick families,…”
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Induction of an outer surface protein on Borrelia burgdorferi during tick feeding by Schwan, T.G. (National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT.), Piesman, J, Golde, W.T, Dolan, M.C, Rosa, P.A

“…Lyme disease spirochetes, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, are maintained in zoonotic cycles involving ticks and small mammals. In unfed ticks, the spirochetes…”
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Identification of an IL-2 Binding Protein in the Saliva of the Lyme Disease Vector Tick, Ixodes scapularis by Gillespie, R. Dean, Dolan, Marc C, Piesman, Joseph, Titus, Richard G

“…A potent inhibitor of mitogen-stimulated T cell proliferation exists in the saliva of several species of hard ticks, including the Lyme disease vector tick,…”
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Lyme Borreliosis: Relation of Its Causative Agent to Its Vectors and Hosts in North America and Europe by Lane, R S, Piesman, J, Burgdorfer, W

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Genome size and organization in the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis and the Southern cattle tick, Boophilus microplus by Ullmann, A.J, Lima, C.M.R, Guerrero, F.D, Piesman, J, Black, W.C. IV

“…Genome sizes and the organization of repetitive DNA were determined in the hard ticks Ixodes scapularis and Boophilus microplus using reassociation kinetics…”
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Sustained-Release Formulation of Doxycycline Hyclate for Prophylaxis of Tick Bite Infection in a Murine Model of Lyme Borreliosis by ZEIDNER, N. S, BRANDT, K. S, DADEY, E, DOLAN, M. C, HAPP, C, PIESMAN, J

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Three Multiplex Assays for Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato in Field-Collected Ixodes Nymphs in North America by Ullmann, A. J., Gabitzsch, E. S., Schulze, T. L., Zeidner, N. S., Piesman, J.

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Three Multiplex Assays for Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato in Field-Collected Ixodes Nymphs in North America by Ullmann, A. J., Gabitzsch, E. S., Schulze, T. L., Zeidner, N. S., Piesman, J.

“…Two hundred fifty New Jersey field-collected Ixodes scapularis Say ticks and 17 Colorado Ixodes spinipalpis Hadwen & Nuttall ticks were tested using three…”
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Immunization with adenoviral-vectored tick salivary gland proteins (SALPs) in a murine model of Lyme borreliosis by Ullmann, A.J, Dolan, M.C, Sackal, C.A, Fikrig, E, Piesman, J, Zeidner, N.S

“…Prior exposure of vertebrate hosts to tick salivary proteins can induce specific immunity to tick infestation, as well as affording protection against…”
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Kinetics of Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in Larvae of Refractory and Competent Tick Vectors by Soares, C.A.G., Zeidner, N. S., Beard, C. B., Dolan, M. C., Dietrich, G., Piesman, J.

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Coinoculation of Borrelia spp. with Tick Salivary Gland Lysate Enhances Spirochete Load in Mice and Is Tick Species–Specific by Zeidner, N. S, Schneider, B. S, Nuncio, M. S, Gern, L, Piesman, J

“…C3H/HeN mice were inoculated with 106 spirochetes, either Borrelia burgdorferi strain N40 or the Portuguese strain of B. lusitaniae, PotiB2. Mice receiving…”
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Infestation with pathogen-free nymphs of the tick Ixodes scapularis induces host resistance to transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi by ticks by Wikel, S.K. (Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.), Ramachandra, R.N, Bergman, D.K, Burkot, T.R, Piesman, J

“…Female BALB/c mice were infested four times with pathogen-free Ixodes scapularis nymphs prior to infestation with nymphs infected with Borrelia burgdorferi…”
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Duration of Tick Bites in a Lyme Disease-endemic Area by Falco, Richard C., Fish, Durland, Piesman, Joseph

“…Regression equations, based on scutal index (body length/scutal width), were developed to determine the duration of attachment for nymphal and adult female…”
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