A Francisella tularensis Chitinase Contributes to Bacterial Persistence and Replication in Two Major U.S. Tick Vectors

The Ability of the Invasive Asian Longhorned Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae) to Acquire and Transmit Rickettsia rickettsii (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), the Agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Under Laboratory Conditions

(2020) Hannah M Stanley et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Structure and functional analysis of the Legionella pneumophila chitinase ChiA reveals a novel mechanism of metal-dependent mucin degradation

(2020) Saima Rehman et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Interrupted Blood Feeding in Ticks: Causes and Consequences

(2020) Djamel Tahir et al.   Microorganisms

A novel tick protein supports integrity of gut peritrophic matrix impacting existence of gut microbiome and Lyme disease pathogens

(2020) Xiuli Yang et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Mechanisms Affecting the Acquisition, Persistence and Transmission of Francisella tularensis in Ticks

(2020) Brenden G. Tully et al.   Microorganisms

Ticks and Tularemia: Do We Know What We Don't Know?

(2019) Briana Zellner et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

First Recognized Human Bite in the United States by the Asian Longhorned Tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis

(2019) Gary P Wormser et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Vibrio choleraefilamentation promotes chitin surface attachment at the expense of competition in biofilms

(2019) Benjamin R. Wucher et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Predicted Northward Expansion of the Geographic Range of the Tick Vector Amblyomma americanum in North America under Future Climate Conditions

(2019) Irina Sagurova et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Potential for Hydroclimatically Driven Shifts in Infectious Disease Outbreaks: The Case of Tularemia in High-Latitude Regions

(2019) Yan Ma et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Bracing for the Worst — Range Expansion of the Lone Star Tick in the Northeastern United States

(2019) Goudarz Molaei et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Failure of the Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, to serve as an experimental vector of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto

(2019) Nicole E. Breuner et al.   Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Range Expansion of Tick Disease Vectors in North America: Implications for Spread of Tick-Borne Disease

(2018) Daniel Sonenshine   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Vital Signs: Trends in Reported Vectorborne Disease Cases — United States and Territories, 2004–2016

(2018) Ronald Rosenberg et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Multistate Infestation with the Exotic Disease–Vector Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis — United States, August 2017–September 2018

(2018) C. Ben Beard et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Systematic genetic dissection of chitin degradation and uptake in Vibrio cholerae

(2017) Chelsea A. Hayes et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Evolutionary changes in symbiont community structure in ticks

(2017) Olivier Duron et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The Role and Mechanism of Erythrocyte Invasion by Francisella tularensis

(2017) Deanna M. Schmitt et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

The bacterial microbiome of Dermacentor andersoni ticks influences pathogen susceptibility

(2016) Cory A Gall et al.   ISME Journal

Prevalence ofAnaplasma,BartonellaandBorreliaSpecies inHaemaphysalis longicorniscollected from goats in North Korea

(2016) Jun-Gu Kang et al.   Journal of Veterinary Science

GM-CSF has disparate roles during intranasal and intradermal Francisella tularensis infection

(2016) Sherry L. Kurtz et al.   MICROBES AND INFECTION

Comparative Transcriptional Analyses of Francisella tularensis and Francisella novicida

(2016) Siva T. Sarva et al.   PLoS One

FmvB: A Francisella tularensis Magnesium-Responsive Outer Membrane Protein that Plays a Role in Virulence

(2016) Xiaojun Wu et al.   PLoS One

A Francisella-like endosymbiont in the Gulf Coast tick evolved from a mammalian pathogen

(2016) Jonathan G. Gerhart et al.   Scientific Reports

Chitin and products of its hydrolysis in Vibrio cholerae ecology

(2015) E. Yu. Markov et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY-MOSCOW

Concordance of bacterial communities of two tick species and blood of their shared rodent host

(2015) Evelyn C. Rynkiewicz et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Increase in Human Cases of Tularemia — Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming, January–September 2015

(2015) Caitlin Pedati et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Amblyomma americanum as a Bridging Vector for Human Infection with Francisella tularensis

(2015) Rinosh J. Mani et al.   PLoS One

Reproducible and Quantitative Model of Infection of Dermacentor variabilis with the Live Vaccine Strain of Francisella tularensis

(2014) Jenifer Coburn et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Identification of disulfide bond isomerase substrates reveals bacterial virulence factors

(2014) Guoping Ren et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Comparative review of Francisella tularensis and Francisella novicida

(2014) Luke C. Kingry et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Bacterial chitin binding proteins show differential substrate binding and synergy with chitinases

(2013) Kaur Manjeet et al.   MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Bacterial chitinases and chitin-binding proteins as virulence factors

(2013) R. F. Frederiksen et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Structure-Function Analysis of DipA, a Francisella tularensis Virulence Factor Required for Intracellular Replication

(2013) Audrey Chong et al.   PLoS One

New insights into the machinery of blood digestion by ticks

(2013) Daniel Sojka et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Biology of Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica Live Vaccine Strain in the Tick Vector Dermacentor variabilis

(2012) Rinosh J. Mani et al.   PLoS One

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

Differential Chitinase Activity and Production within Francisella Species, Subspecies, and Subpopulations

(2011) J. C. Chandler et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Transmission Efficiency of Francisella tularensis by Adult American Dog Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)

(2011) Sara M. Reese et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Francisella Tularensis Metabolism and its Relation to Virulence

(2011) Karin Lederballe Meibom et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Transmission Dynamics of Francisella tularensis Subspecies and Clades by Nymphal Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)

(2010) Sara M. Reese et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Virulence Differences Among Francisella tularensis Subsp. tularensis Clades in Mice

(2010) Claudia R. Molins et al.   PLoS One

Quantum of infection of Francisella tularensis tularensis in host-seeking Dermacentor variabilis

(2010) Heidi K. Goethert et al.   Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Contributions of Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida Chitinases and Sec Secretion System to Biofilm Formation on Chitin

(2009) J. J. Margolis et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular Epidemiology ofFrancisella tularensisin the United States

(2009) Kiersten J. Kugeler et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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

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

Microbial communities and interactions in the lone star tick,Amblyomma americanum

(2008) K. CLAY et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY