Dermacentor reticulatus is a hard tick species with extraordinary biological features. It has a
high reproduction rate, a rapid developmental cycle, and is also able to overcome years of …

Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of the acute disease tularemia. Due to its
extreme infectivity and ability to cause disease upon inhalation, F. tularensis has been …

Among blood-sucking arthropods, ticks are recognized as being of prime global importance
because of their role as vectors of pathogens affecting human and animal health. Ticks carry …

Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of the zoonotic disease tularemia, is
characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates in over 190 different mammalian species …

Ticks, as vectors of several notorious zoonotic pathogens, represent an important and
increasing threat for human and animal health in Europe. Recent applications of new …

Abstract Background The Ixodes pavlovskyi tick species, a member of the I. persulcatus/I.
ricinus group, was discovered in the middle of the 20 th century in the Russian Far East …

Antibiotic treatment of tularaemia is based on a few drugs, including the fluoroquinolones
(eg, ciprofloxacin), the tetracyclines (eg, doxycycline), and the aminoglycosides …

Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent zoonotic pathogen that causes tularemia and,
because of weaponization efforts in past world wars, is considered a tier 1 biothreat agent …

Ticks are important vectors of pathogens affecting humans and animals worldwide. They do
not only carry pathogens but diverse commensal and symbiotic microorganisms are also …

Background Across the world, ticks act as vectors of human and animal pathogens. Ticks
rely on bacterial endosymbionts, which often share close and complex evolutionary links …