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Use of an exotic host plant reduces viral burden in a native insect herbivore by Muchoney, Nadya D., Bowers, M. Deane, Carper, Adrian L., Teglas, Mike B., Smilanich, Angela M.

“…Incorporation of exotic plants into the diets of native herbivores is a common phenomenon, influencing interactions with natural enemies and providing insight…”
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Host plant associated enhancement of immunity and survival in virus infected caterpillars by Smilanich, Angela M., Langus, Tara C., Doan, Lydia, Dyer, Lee A., Harrison, Joshua G., Hsueh, Jennifer, Teglas, Mike B.

“…A path analysis of the relationship between viral infection, pupal mass, development time, and the immune response as measured by PO activity (the best fit…”
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Preying dangerously: black widow spider venom resistance in sympatric lizards by Thill, Vicki L., Moniz, Haley A., Teglas, Mike B., Wasley, McKenzie J., Feldman, Chris R.

“…Lizards and spiders are natural adversaries, yet little is known of adaptations that lizards might possess for dealing with the venomous defences of spider…”
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Protection of Cattle against Epizootic Bovine Abortion (EBA) Using a Live Pajaroellobacter abortibovis Vaccine by Blanchard, Myra T, Teglas, Mike B, Anderson, Mark L, Moore, Peter F, McNabb, Bret R, Collins, Kassidy M, Yeargan, Bret V, Stott, Jeffrey L

“…Epizootic bovine abortion (EBA) is an arthropod-borne bacterial disease that causes significant economic loss for cattle producers in the western United…”
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The emergence and maintenance of vector-borne diseases in the khyber pakhtunkhwa province, and the federally administered tribal areas of pakistan by Nieto, Nathan C, Khan, Khalid, Uhllah, Ghufran, Teglas, Mike B

“…Human populations throughout much of the world are experiencing unprecedented changes in their relationship to the environment and their interactions with the…”
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Dose-dependent dynamics of densovirus infection in two nymphalid butterfly species utilizing native or exotic host plants by Muchoney, Nadya D., Watanabe, Amy M., Teglas, Mike B., Smilanich, Angela M.

“…[Display omitted] Insects are attacked by a diverse range of microbial pathogens in the wild. In herbivorous species, larval host plants frequently play a…”
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Host plant‐mediation of viral transmission and its consequences for a native butterfly by Christensen, Tara, Dyer, Lee A., Forister, Matthew L., Bowers, M. Deane, Carper, Adrian, Teglas, Mike B., Hurtado, Paul, Smilanich, Angela M.

“…Pathogens play a key role in insect population dynamics, contributing to short‐term fluctuations in abundance as well as long‐term demographic trends. Two key…”
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Protective immunity induced through two calving seasons following administration of live epizootic bovine abortion agent (EBAA) vaccine by Blanchard, Myra T., Teglas, Mike B., Collins, Kassidy M., Anderson, Mark L., McNabb, Bret R., Stott, Jeffrey L.

“…A live, infectious vaccine candidate for epizootic bovine abortion, designated EBAA Vaccine, USDA-APHIS Product code #1544.00, has been reported to be both…”
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Exploring spatial and temporal patterns of viral infection across populations of the Melissa blue butterfly by McKeegan, Kelli J., Muchoney, Nadya D., Teglas, Mike B., Forister, Matthew L., Smilanich, Angela M.

“…Identifying patterns of pathogen infection in natural systems is crucial to understanding mechanisms of host–pathogen interactions. In this study, we explored…”
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ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ORNITHODOROS SPP. TICKS AND MOJAVE DESERT TORTOISES (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII) OBTAINED FROM HEALTH ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTS by Bechtel, Molly J., Foster, Jeffrey T., Esque, Todd C., Nieto, Nathan C., Drake, Kristina, Teglas, Mike B.

“…Soft ticks in the genus Ornithodoros occur throughout the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada, southeastern California, and parts of southwestern Utah and…”
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Lost in a sagebrush sea: comparative genetic assessment of an isolated montane population of Tamias amoenus by Bell, Kayce C., Van Gunst, Jane, Teglas, Mike B., Hsueh, Jennifer, Matocq, Marjorie D.

“…The montane sky islands of the Great Basin are characterized by unique, isolated habitats and communities that likely are vulnerable to extirpation with…”
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Use of an exotic host plant shifts immunity, chemical defense, and viral burden in wild populations of a specialist insect herbivore by Muchoney, Nadya D., Bowers, M. Deane, Carper, Adrian L., Mason, Peri A., Teglas, Mike B., Smilanich, Angela M.

“…Defense against natural enemies constitutes an important driver of herbivore host range evolution in the wild. Populations of the Baltimore checkerspot…”
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The geographic distribution of the putative agent of epizootic bovine abortion in the tick vector, Ornithodoros coriaceus by Teglas, Mike B., Drazenovich, Nicole L., Stott, Jeff, Foley, Janet E.

“…Epizootic bovine abortion (EBA), also known as “foothill abortion”, is a vector borne disease of beef cattle that graze in the mountainous regions of…”
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Relapsing Fever Group Borrelia in Southern California Rodents by Nieto, Nathan C., Teglas, Mike B.

“…Wild rodent reservoir host species were surveyed prospectively for infection with Borrelia hermsii, the causative agent of tick-borne relapsing fever in the…”
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Borreliosis Transmission from Ticks Associated with Desert Tortoise Burrows: Examples of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in the Mojave Desert by Bechtel, Molly J, Drake, Karla Kristina, Esque, Todd C, Nieto, Nathan C, Foster, Jeffrey T, Teglas, Mike B

“…Ticks transmit pathogens and parasitize wildlife in turn causing zoonotic diseases in many ecosystems. Argasid ticks, such as spp., harbor and transmit spp.,…”
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COMPARISON OF CURRENT METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF CHRONIC MYCOPLASMAL URTD IN WILD POPULATIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT TORTOISE (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII) by Sandmeier, Franziska C., Weitzman, Chava L., Maloney, K. Nichole, Tracy, C. Richard, Nieto, Nathan, Teglas, Mike B., Hunter, Kenneth W., DuPré, Sally, Gienger, C. M., Tuma, Michael W.

“…Pathogens that cause subclinical diseases or exhibit low infection intensities are difficult to quantify in wild populations. Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus…”
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Differences in the Transmissibility of Two Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains by the North American Tick Vector Species, Ixodes Pacificus and Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) by Teglas, M.B, Foley, J

“…The etiologic agent of granulocytic anaplasmosis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, has a circum-global distribution within the northern hemisphere and shows a host…”
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Assessment of a fluorescent antibody test for the detection of antibodies against epizootic bovine abortion by Blanchard, Myra T., Anderson, Mark L., Hoar, Bruce R., Pires, Alda F. A., Blanchard, Patricia C., Yeargan, Bret V., Teglas, Mike B., Belshaw, Margaret, Stott, Jeffery L.

“…The current study was directed at developing and validating an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) capable of detecting antibodies specific for the agent…”
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Detection of relapsing fever spirochetes (Borrelia hermsii and Borrelia coriaceae) in free-ranging mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) from Nevada, United States by Nieto, Nathan C, Teglas, Mike B, Stewart, Kelley M, Wasley, Tony, Wolff, Peregrine L

“…Surveillance of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus, Rafinesque, 1917) populations for tick-borne diseases has helped define the distribution of these pathogens and…”
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Hematologic and IgG responses of heifers experimentally infected with the agent of epizootic bovine abortion by Coker, Michelle R., Rauw, Wendy M., Nieto, Nathan C., Thain, David, Teglas, Mike B.

“…Background Epizootic bovine abortion (EBA) is a tick‐transmitted abortive disease of beef cattle in the western United States. Infected cattle do not have…”
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