Borrelia burgdorferi is the causative agent of Lyme disease and is transmitted to vertebrate
hosts by Ixodes spp. ticks. The spirochaete relies heavily on its arthropod host for basic …

Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) is a tick-borne, zoonosis of adults and children caused by
genospecies of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. The ailment, widespread …

Ixodes scapularis ticks transmit many pathogens that cause human disease, including
Borrelia burgdorferi. Acquired resistance to I. scapularis due to repeated tick exposure has …

As long-term pool feeders, ticks have developed myriad strategies to remain discreetly but
solidly attached to their hosts for the duration of their blood meal. The critical biological …

Ticks require blood meal to complete development and reproduction. Multifunctional tick
salivary glands play a pivotal role in tick feeding and transmission of pathogens. Tick …

Ticks transmit the most diverse array of infectious agents of any arthropod vector. Both ticks
and the microbes they transmit are recognized as significant threats to human and veterinary …

Abstract The Lyme disease agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, is maintained in a tick–mouse cycle,.
Here we show that B. burgdorferi usurps a tick salivary protein, Salp15 (ref.), to facilitate the …

Ticks can transmit a variety of viruses, bacteria or parasites that can cause serious infections
or conditions in humans and animals. While tick-borne diseases are becoming an …

The spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi is a tick-borne obligate parasite whose normal reservoir
is a variety of small mammals. Although infection of these natural hosts does not lead to …

The dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin (DC-
SIGN) is a type II C-type lectin whose expression is restricted to the most potent antigen …