Ixodes scapularis (the blacklegged tick) was considered a species of no medical concern
until the mid-1970s. By that time, the tick's geographic distribution was thought to be mainly …

In recent years there has been much progress in our understanding of the phylogeny and
evolution of ticks, in particular the hard ticks (Ixodidae). Indeed, a consensus about the …

Background The 5'region of cytochrome oxidase I (COI) is the standard marker for DNA
barcoding. However, COI has proved to be of limited use in identifying some species, and for …

Introduction 3. Molecular markers in the study of systematics and ecology of ticks 4.
Phylogeny, classification and evolution 4.1. Fossil records and hypotheses on the origin of …

ABSTRACT PCR analysis of Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in New Jersey identified
infections with Borrelia burgdorferi (33.6%), Babesia microti (8.4%), Anaplasma …

Abstract Background The tick species Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus are of exceptional
medical importance in the western and eastern parts, respectively, of the Palaearctic region …

Tick infestation is a leading cause of tick-worry and tick-borne diseases in livestock and
associated economic losses in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The cattle and …

In the present study, samples representing three hard tick species and one soft tick species,
namely Dermacentor marginatus, Haemaphysalis punctata, Ixodes ricinus and Argas …

We isolated 11 Siberian subtype tickborne encephalitis virus (TBEV) strains from Ixodes
persulcatus ticks from a TBEV-endemic focus in the Kokkola Archipelago, western Finland …

To control the spread of tick-borne diseases, there is an urgent need to develop a reliable
technique that can distinguish different species of ticks. DNA barcoding has been proved to …