Pathogen-mediated manipulation of arthropod microbiota to promote infection

Cross-Species Interferon Signaling Boosts Microbicidal Activity within the Tick Vector

(2016) Alexis A. Smith et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Microbiome changes through ontogeny of a tick pathogen vector

(2016) Christine P. Zolnik et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

A snapshot of the microbiome of Amblyomma tuberculatum ticks infesting the gopher tortoise, an endangered species

(2016) Khemraj Budachetri et al.   Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Disentangling a Holobiont – Recent Advances and Perspectives in Nasonia Wasps

(2016) Jessica Dittmer et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Tick microbiome: the force within

(2015) Sukanya Narasimhan et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Bacterial Diversity inAmblyomma americanum(Acari: Ixodidae) With a Focus on Members of the GenusRickettsia

(2015) Stephanie R. Heise et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Purine Biosynthesis, Biofilm Formation, and Persistence of an Insect-Microbe Gut Symbiosis

(2014) Jiyeun Kate Kim et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Reagent and laboratory contamination can critically impact sequence-based microbiome analyses

(2014) Susannah J Salter et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

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

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

ExploringAnophelesgut bacteria forPlasmodiumblocking activity

(2014) Ana C. Bahia et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Role for the A Domain of Unprocessed Accumulation-Associated Protein (Aap) in the Attachment Phase of the Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Phenotype

(2014) B. P. Conlon et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The composition and transmission of microbiome in hard tick, Ixodes persulcatus, during blood meal

(2014) Xue-Chao Zhang et al.   Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Antivirulence Properties of an Antifreeze Protein

(2014) Martin Heisig et al.   Cell Reports

Diversity of Rickettsiales in the Microbiome of the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum

(2013) Loganathan Ponnusamy et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Preliminary Assessment of Microbiome Changes Following Blood-Feeding and Survivorship in the Amblyomma americanum Nymph-to-Adult Transition using Semiconductor Sequencing

(2013) Arturo C. Menchaca et al.   PLoS One

Antibody to a conserved antigenic target is protective against diverse prokaryotic and eukaryotic pathogens

(2013) C. Cywes-Bentley et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Wolbachia Invades Anopheles stephensi Populations and Induces Refractoriness to Plasmodium Infection

(2013) G. Bian et al.   SCIENCE

Composition and Seasonal Variation of Rhipicephalus turanicus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus Bacterial Communities

(2012) Itai Lalzar et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

OmpA-Mediated Biofilm Formation Is Essential for the Commensal Bacterium Sodalis glossinidius To Colonize the Tsetse Fly Gut

(2012) Michele A. Maltz et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Ixodes scapularis JAK-STAT Pathway Regulates Tick Antimicrobial Peptides, Thereby Controlling the Agent of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis

(2012) Lei Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Coxiella symbiont in the tick Ornithodoros rostratus (Acari: Argasidae)

(2012) Aliny P. Almeida et al.   Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Midgut Microbiota of the Malaria Mosquito Vector Anopheles gambiae and Interactions with Plasmodium falciparum Infection

(2012) Anne Boissière et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Insects in confined swine operations carry a large antibiotic resistant and potentially virulent enterococcal community

(2011) Aqeel Ahmad et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Assessment of bacterial diversity in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus through tag-encoded pyrosequencing

(2011) Renato Andreotti et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Native Microbiota Shape Insect Vector Competence for Human Pathogens

(2011) Chris M. Cirimotich et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Distinct pathways for modification of the bacterial cell wall by non-canonicalD-amino acids

(2011) Felipe Cava et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Ixodes scapularis salivary gland protein P11 facilitates migration of Anaplasma phagocytophilum from the tick gut to salivary glands

(2011) Lei Liu et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Inhibitory Effects of D-Amino Acids on Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Development

(2011) A. I. Hochbaum et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Dynamic Gut Microbiome across Life History of the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae in Kenya

(2011) Ying Wang et al.   PLoS One

Metagenomic Profile of the Bacterial Communities Associated with Ixodes ricinus Ticks

(2011) Giovanna Carpi et al.   PLoS One

Genetic evidence for a protective role of the peritrophic matrix against intestinal bacterial infection in Drosophila melanogaster

(2011) T. Kuraishi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Spatially selective colonization of the arthropod intestine through activation of Vibrio cholerae biofilm formation

(2011) A. E. Purdy et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Socially transmitted gut microbiota protect bumble bees against an intestinal parasite

(2011) H. Koch et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Natural Microbe-Mediated Refractoriness to Plasmodium Infection in Anopheles gambiae

(2011) C. M. Cirimotich et al.   SCIENCE

Microbiome influences on insect host vector competence

(2011) Brian Weiss et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

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

Stored-product insects carry antibiotic-resistant and potentially virulent enterococci

(2010) Lakshmikantha H. Channaiah et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Microbial Biofilm Communities in the Gastrointestinal Tract

(2010) Sandra Macfarlane   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

Anaplasma phagocytophilum induces Ixodes scapularis ticks to express an antifreeze glycoprotein gene that enhances their survival in the cold

(2010) Girish Neelakanta et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

The ecology, epidemiology and virulence of Enterococcus

(2009) K. Fisher et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

The natural history of Anaplasma phagocytophilum

(2009) Zerai Woldehiwet   VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

Overview: Ticks as vectors of pathogens that cause disease in humans and animals

(2008) Jose de la Fuente   Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark

Characterization of Structural Variations in the Peptidoglycan of Vancomycin-Susceptible Enterococcus faecium: Understanding Glycopeptide–Antibiotic Binding Sites Using Mass Spectrometry

(2008) G PATTI et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY

Teichoic acids and related cell-wall glycopolymers in Gram-positive physiology and host interactions

(2008) Christopher Weidenmaier et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY