Ticks are blood-feeding arthropods and transmit a variety of medically important viral, bacterial, protozoan pathogens to animals humans. also harbor diverse community microbes linked their biological processes, such as hematophagy, hence affect vector competence. The interactions between bacterial and/or the tick microbiome is black-box, therefore we tested hypothesis that presence or pathogen will alter microbial composition within tick. Hence, this study was designed define two species,...

Introduction Blood-feeding arthropods rely on robust cellular and humoral immunity to control pathogen invasion replication. Tick hemocytes produce factors that can facilitate or suppress microbial infection pathogenesis. Despite the importance of in regulating infection, understanding their basic biology molecular mechanisms remains limited. Methods Here we combined histomorphology functional analysis identify five distinct phagocytic non-phagocytic hemocyte populations circulating within...

Ticks rely on robust cellular and humoral responses to control microbial infection. However, several aspects of the tick's innate immune system remain uncharacterized, most notably that cells (called hemocytes), which are known play a significant role in responses. Despite importance hemocytes regulating infection, our understanding their basic biology molecular mechanisms remains limited. Therefore, we believe more detailed interactions between ticks tick-borne microbes is crucial...

Ticks are hematophagous arthropods that transmit various bacterial, viral, and protozoan pathogens of public health significance. The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) is an aggressive human-biting transmits bacterial viral pathogens, its bites suspected eliciting the alpha-gal syndrome, a newly emerged delayed hypersensitivity following consumption red meat in United States. While ongoing studies have attempted to investigate contribution different tick-inherent factors induction...

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Ticks are the primary vectors of emerging and resurging pathogens public health significance worldwide. Analyzing tick bacterial composition, diversity, functionality across developmental stages tissues is crucial for designing new strategies to control ticks prevent tick-borne diseases.Here, we explored microbial communities timeline in different Gulf-Coast (Amblyomma maculatum). Using a high-throughput sequencing approach, influence blood meal Rickettsia parkeri, spotted fever group...

Introduction The long-distance, seasonal migrations of birds make them an effective ecological bridge for the movement ticks. introduction exotic tick species to new geographical regions can cause emergence novel tick-borne pathogens. This study examined prevalence parasitizing migratory songbirds at stopover sites along northern Gulf Mexico using mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene. Methods Overall, 421 individual ticks in genera Amblyomma , Haemaphysalis and Ixodes were recorded from 28 songbird...

The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, is a vector of several tick-borne pathogens, including Rickettsia parkeri. ability R. parkeri to persist within the tick population through transovarial and transstadial transmission, without apparently harming ticks, contributes pathogen's perpetuation in population. Previous studies have shown that load A. maculatum regulated by tissues' oxidant/antioxidant balance non-pathogenic microbiome. To obtain further insights into interaction between...

Hematophagous arthropods can acquire and transmit several pathogens of medical importance. In ticks, the innate immune system is crucial in outcome between vector-pathogen interaction overall vector competence. However, specific response(s) elicited by cells known as hemocytes remains largely undefined

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Hematophagous arthropods can acquire and transmit several pathogens of medical importance. In ticks, the innate immune system is crucial in outcome between vector-pathogen interaction overall vector competence. However, specific response(s) elicited by cells known as hemocytes remains largely undefined <i>Ehrlichi</i>a <i>chaffeensis</i> its competent tick vector, <i>Amblyomma americanum</i>....

Abstract Background Ticks are hematophagous arthropods that transmit various bacterial, viral, and protozoan pathogens of public health significance. The lone star tick ( Amblyomma americanum) is an aggressive human-biting transmits bacterial viral pathogens, its bites suspected eliciting the Alpha-Gal Syndrome, a newly emerged delayed hypersensitivity following consumption red meat in United States. While ongoing studies have attempted to investigate contribution different tick-inherent...

Abstract The long-distance, seasonal migrations of birds make them an effective ecological bridge for the movement ticks. introduction exotic tick species to new geographical regions can lead emergence novel tick-borne pathogens or re-emergence previously eradicated ones. This study assessed prevalence parasitizing resident, short-distance, and long-distance songbirds during spring autumn at stopover sites in northern Gulf Mexico using mitochondrial 12S rDNA gene. Birds were captured...

Abstract Background The ability of blood-feeding arthropods to successfully acquire and transmit pathogens medical veterinary importance has been shown be interfered with, or enhanced by, the arthropod’s native microbiome. Mosquitoes viruses, protozoan filarial nematodes, majority which contribute 17% infectious disease cases worldwide. Dirofilaria immitis , a mosquito-transmitted nematodes dogs cats, is vectored by several mosquito species including Aedes aegypti . Methods In this study, we...

Abstract Background Ticks are the primary vectors for emerging and resurging pathogens of public health significance worldwide. Examining tick bacterial composition, diversity, functionality across developmental stages tissues is necessary designing new strategies to control ticks prevent tick-borne diseases. Methods A high-throughput sequencing approach was used determine influence blood meal Rickettsia parkeri infection on changes in Amblyomma maculatum microbiome timeline different...

Abstract I investigated the migration of Village Weaverbirds (Ploceus cucullatus) in southwestern Nigeria order to determine sources birds causing crop damage. observed banded adult, juvenile, and nestling weaverbirds at their colonies, roosts, feeding grounds. Over a 21-month period, 6 were recaptured point ringing another maximum distance 1.5 km from ringing. This other observations indicate that do not undertake long-distance migrations local bird populations cause damage crops. Some...

Abstract Background Ticks vector a variety of bacterial, viral, and protozoan pathogens public animal health significance. also harbor diverse community microbes linked with their biological processes like hematophagy hence competence. The interactions between bacterial and/or tick microbiome are yet to be investigated. In lieu this, this study was designed define the microbial composition uninfected infected Hyalomma (H.) anatolicum Rhipicephalus (R.) microplus species....

Abstract The black-legged tick ( Ixodes scapularis ) is the primary vector of Borrelia burgdorferi , causative agent Lyme disease in North America. However, prevalence borreliosis clustered around northern states United States This study utilized a metagenomic sequencing approach to compare microbial communities residing within Ix. populations from north and southern geographic locations USA. Using SparCC network construction model, potential interactions between members burgdorferi-...

Abstract Ticks rely on robust cellular and humoral immune responses to control microbial infection. However, several aspects of the tick’s innate system remain uncharacterized, most notably that cells (called hemocytes), which are known play a significant role in toward microbes. Despite importance hemocytes regulating infection, our understanding their basic biology molecular mechanisms remains limited. Therefore, we believe more detailed interactions between ticks tick-borne microbes is...

Abstract Background The ability of blood feeding arthropods to successfully acquire and transmit pathogens medical veterinary importance has been shown be interfered or enhanced by the arthropod’s native microbiome. Mosquitoes bacteria, viruses, protozoan filarial nematodes, majority which contributes 17% infectious disease cases worldwide. Dirofilaria immitis , a mosquito transmitted nematodes dogs cats, is vectored several species including Aedes aegypti . Methods In this study, we...

Abstract Background: The ability of blood feeding arthropods to successfully acquire and transmit pathogens medical veterinary importance has been shown be interfered or enhanced by the arthropod’s native microbiome. Mosquitoes bacteria, viruses, protozoan filarial nematodes, majority which contributes 17% infectious disease cases worldwide. Dirofilaria immitis , a mosquito transmitted nematodes dogs cats, is vectored several species including Aedes aegypti . Methods: In this study, we...

Abstract Background: The ability of blood feeding arthropods to successfully acquire and transmit pathogens medical veterinary importance has been shown be interfered with, or enhanced by, the arthropod’s native microbiome. Mosquitoes viruses, protozoan filarial nematodes, majority which contribute 17% infectious disease cases worldwide. Dirofilaria immitis , a mosquito transmitted by nematodes dogs cats, is vectored several species including Aedes aegypti .Methods: In this study, we...

Abstract Background: The ability of blood feeding arthropods to successfully acquire and transmit pathogens medical veterinary importance has been shown be interfered with, or enhanced by, the arthropod’s native microbiome. Mosquitoes viruses, protozoan filarial nematodes, majority which contribute 17% infectious disease cases worldwide. Dirofilaria immitis , a mosquito transmitted by nematodes dogs cats, is vectored several species including Aedes aegypti . Methods: In this study, we...

Abstract Background: The ability of blood feeding arthropods to successfully acquire and transmit pathogens medical veterinary importance has been shown be interfered or enhanced by the arthropod’s native microbiome. Mosquitoes bacteria, viruses, protozoan filarial nematodes, majority which contributes 17% infectious disease cases worldwide. Dirofilaria immitis , a mosquito transmitted nematodes dogs cats, is vectored several species including Aedes aegypti . Methods: In this study, we...

Abstract Background: The ability of blood-feeding arthropods to successfully acquire and transmit pathogens medical veterinary importance has been shown be interfered with, or enhanced by, the arthropod’s native microbiome. Mosquitoes viruses, protozoan filarial nematodes, majority which contribute 17% infectious disease cases worldwide. Dirofilaria immitis , a mosquito-transmitted nematodes dogs cats, is vectored by several mosquito species including Aedes aegypti . Methods: In this study,...