Restriction of Francisella novicida Genetic Diversity during Infection of the Vector Midgut

Gut Microbiota of the Tick Vector Ixodes scapularis Modulate Colonization of the Lyme Disease Spirochete

(2014) Sukanya Narasimhan et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Divergence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato spirochetes could be driven by the host: diversity of Borrelia strains isolated from ticks feeding on a single bird

(2014) Nataliia Rudenko et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Population Bottlenecks during the Infectious Cycle of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi

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A fitness bottleneck in HIV-1 transmission

(2014) S. B. Joseph et al.   SCIENCE

Selection bias at the heterosexual HIV-1 transmission bottleneck

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Multiple-Strain Infections of Borrelia afzelii: A Role for Within-Host Interactions in the Maintenance of Antigenic Diversity?

(2013) Martin Andersson et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Borrelia hermsii Acquisition Order in Superinfected Ticks Determines Transmission Efficiency

(2013) Paul F. Policastro et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Identification of Multilocus Genetic Heterogeneity in Anaplasma marginale subsp. centrale and Its Restriction following Tick-Borne Transmission

(2013) David R. Herndon et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Understanding Barriers to Borrelia burgdorferi Dissemination during Infection Using Massively Parallel Sequencing

(2013) Erin B. Troy et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Multispacer typing of Rickettsia isolates from humans and ticks in Tunisia revealing new genotypes

(2013) Abir Znazen et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Inter- and Intra-Host Viral Diversity in a Large Seasonal DENV2 Outbreak

(2013) Camila Malta Romano et al.   PLoS One

Identification ofBorrelia burgdorferi ospCGenotypes in Host Tissue and Feeding Ticks by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms

(2012) Kimberly Tsao et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Quantification of intrahost bottlenecks of West Nile virus in Culex pipiens mosquitoes using an artificial mutant swarm

(2012) Alexander T. Ciota et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum diversity in natural infections by deep sequencing

(2012) Magnus Manske et al.   NATURE

Within-Host Dynamics of Multi-Species Infections: Facilitation, Competition and Virulence

(2012) Sandeepa M. Eswarappa et al.   PLoS One

Dynamic transmission of West Nile virus across the United States–Mexican border

(2012) Brian R. Mann et al.   VIROLOGY

Vector-Borne Transmission Imposes a Severe Bottleneck on an RNA Virus Population

(2012) Naomi L. Forrester et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Dermacentor andersoni Transmission of Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida Reflects Bacterial Colonization, Dissemination, and Replication Coordinated with Tick Feeding

(2011) Kathryn E. Reif et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Prevalence and implications of multiple-strain infections

(2011) Oliver Balmer et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

West Nile Virus Genetic Diversity is Maintained during Transmission by Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Mosquitoes

(2011) Doug E. Brackney et al.   PLoS One

Differential Mortality of Dog Tick Vectors Due to Infection by Diverse Francisella tularensis tularensis Genotypes

(2011) Heidi K. Goethert et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Bottlenecks and the Maintenance of Minor Genotypes during the Life Cycle of Trypanosoma brucei

(2010) Michael Oberle et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Conservation in the face of diversity: multistrain analysis of an intracellular bacterium

(2009) Michael J Dark et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Diversity of Francisella Species in Environmental Samples from Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

(2009) Zenda L. Berrada et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Parasite adaptations to within-host competition

(2009) Nicole Mideo   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Nonrandom Distribution of Vector Ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) Infected by Francisella tularensis

(2009) Heidi K. Goethert et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Comparative Genomic Characterization of Francisella tularensis Strains Belonging to Low and High Virulence Subspecies

(2009) Mia D. Champion et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Dynamic Transmission of Numerous Anaplasma phagocytophilum Genotypes among Lambs in an Infected Sheep Flock in an Area of Anaplasmosis Endemicity

(2008) G. A. F. Ladbury et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Superinfection as a driver of genomic diversification in antigenically variant pathogens

(2008) J. E. Futse et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Presence of Multiple Variants of Borrelia burgdorferi in the Natural Reservoir Peromyscus leucopus Throughout a Transmission Season

(2008) Katherine I. Swanson et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Genetic diversity and purifying selection in West Nile virus populations are maintained during host switching

(2008) Greta V.S. Jerzak et al.   VIROLOGY

Genetic diversity of Ehrlichia ruminantium in Amblyomma variegatum ticks and small ruminants in The Gambia determined by restriction fragment profile analysis

(2007) Bonto Faburay et al.   VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY