The Rickettsiales are a group of obligate intracellular vector-borne Gram-negative bacteria
that include many organisms of clinical and agricultural importance, including Anaplasma …

Ticks transmit the most diverse array of infectious agents of any arthropod vector. Both ticks
and the microbes they transmit are recognized as significant threats to human and veterinary …

Ixodes spp. and related ticks transmit prevalent infections, although knowledge of their
biology and development of anti-tick measures have been hindered by the lack of a high …

Use of emerging technology allowing for identification of genetic material from pathogens
and endosymbionts in ticks collected from humans, domestic animals, wildlife, or the …

Although apicomplexan parasites of the group Piroplasmida represent commonly identified
global risks to both animals and humans, detailed knowledge of their life cycles is …

Lyme borreliosis (LB) and other Ixodes ricinus-borne diseases (TBDs) are diseases that
emerge from interactions of humans and domestic animals with infected ticks in nature …

Ticks are obligatory hematophagous arthropods that harbor and transmit infectious
pathogens to humans and animals. Tick species belonging to Amblyomma, Ixodes …

Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tick-borne pathogen in the Northern Hemisphere and is
the causative agent of Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD). Borrelia miyamotoi is vectored by …

Abstract Background The study of parasites provides insight into intricate ecological
relationships in ecosystem dynamics, food web structures, and evolution on multiple scales …

The point of entry for the majority of arthropod pathogens and arthropod-vectored pathogens
of plant, animal, and human health importance is the arthropod midgut. Pathogen interaction …