Hard ticks and their bacterial endosymbionts (or would be pathogens)

Presence, genetic variability, and potential significance of “Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii” in the lone star tick Amblyomma americanum

(2012) Amanda Jo Williams-Newkirk et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Detection of Wolbachia in the Tick Ixodes ricinus is Due to the Presence of the Hymenoptera Endoparasitoid Ixodiphagus hookeri

(2012) Olivier Plantard et al.   PLoS One

Multiple tick-associated bacteria in Ixodes ricinus from Slovakia

(2012) Geetha Subramanian et al.   Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Endosymbiotic bacteria associated with nematodes, ticks and amoebae

(2011) Mark Taylor et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Distribution and molecular characterization of Wolbachia endosymbionts and filarial nematodes in Maryland populations of the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum)

(2011) Xing Zhang et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria as biological control tools of disease vectors and pests

(2011) A. Ahantarig et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY

Ecological Factors Characterizing the Prevalence of Bacterial Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ixodes ricinus Ticks in Pastures and Woodlands

(2010) L. Halos et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma bovis, Anaplasma platys, Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii and Babesia canis vogeli in ticks from Israel

(2010) S. Harrus et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Detection of a new Arsenophonus-type bacterium in Canadian populations of the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni

(2010) Shaun J. Dergousoff et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Pathogens and symbionts in ticks: a survey on tick species distribution and presence of tick-transmitted micro-organisms in Sardinia, Italy

(2010) G. Satta et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Historical and recent evidence for close relationships among Rickettsia parkeri, R. conorii, R. africae, and R. sibirica: Implications for rickettsial taxonomy

(2010) Jerome Goddard   JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY

Questing Ticks in Suburban Forest Are Infected by at Least Six Tick-Borne Pathogens

(2010) Caroline Reis et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Arsenophonus, an emerging clade of intracellular symbionts with a broad host distribution

(2009) Eva Nováková et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Prevalence of Five Pathogenic Agents in Questing Ixodes ricinus Ticks from Western France

(2009) Violaine Cotté et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

How many species are infected with Wolbachia? – a statistical analysis of current data

(2008) Kirsten Hilgenboecker et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

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

(2008) K. CLAY et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Midichloria mitochondrii is widespread in hard ticks (Ixodidae) and resides in the mitochondria of phylogenetically diverse species

(2008) S. EPIS et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Tick-Borne Diseases in North Carolina: Is “Rickettsia amblyommii” a Possible Cause of Rickettsiosis Reported as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

(2008) Charles S. Apperson et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Amblyomma triste Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae): Hosts and seasonality of the vector of Rickettsia parkeri in Uruguay

(2008) J.M. Venzal et al.   VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY