Ticks are the main vectors for the transmission of bacterial, protist and viral pathogens in
Europe affecting wildlife and domestic animals. However, some of them are zoonotic and …

Many of the human infectious pathogens—especially the zoonotic or vector-borne bacteria—
are fastidious organisms that are difficult to cultivate because of their strong adaption to the …

Tick-borne bacteria of the genera Ehrlichia and Anaplasma cause several emerging human
infectious diseases worldwide. In this study, we conduct an extensive survey for Ehrlichia …

In adapting to the intracellular niche, obligate intracellular bacteria usually undergo a
reduction of genome size by eliminating genes not needed for intracellular survival. These …

Ehrlichia spp are tick-borne intracellular gram-negative a-proteobacteria that multiply in
microcolonies known as morulae. 1, 2 They mainly infect leukocytes (monocytes …

The genus Anaplasma includes A. marginale, A. centrale, A. bovis, A. ovis, A. platys, and A.
phagocytophilum transmitted by ticks, some of which are zoonotic and cause anaplasmosis …

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the most widespread free-living carnivore in the world. Over
the years, foxes have been recognized as hosts for a number of tick-borne pathogens …

Anaplasma capra is a tick-borne pathogen that was discovered for the first time in goats in
China in 2012. The studies carried out from the first detection in China to the present have …

Published data on tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) in camels worldwide have been collected to
provide an overview of the global prevalence and species diversity of camelid TBPs. Several …

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are considered as (re-) emerging, but information on the
transmission cycles and wildlife reservoirs is often incomplete, particularly with regard to …