Advertisement

Browse Subject Areas

?

Click through the PLOS taxonomy to find articles in your field.

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.

Rickettsia

Pathogenic bacterial species and the microbiome of cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) inhabiting flea-infested homes

Taylor E. Gin, Charlotte O. Moore, Trey Tomlinson, Grace Wilson, Amiah Gray, Cameron Sutherland, Kamilyah Miller, Krista Li, Michael Canfield, Brian Herrin, Erin Lashnits, Benjamin Callahan

published 30 Jan 2026

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Pathogenic rickettsiae encode a secreted lipase that facilitates intracytosolic colonization in host cells

Mohammad Sadik, Imran Moin, Saif Ullah, Andrew C. Krusenstjerna, Mathilde Gonin, Erin D. Goley, M. Sayeedur Rahman, Oliver H. Voss

published 08 Oct 2025

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Tick phenology, tick-host associations, and tick-borne pathogen surveillance in a recreational forest of East Texas, USA

Jordan Salomon, Haydee Montemayor, Cassandra Durden, Dorcas Abiara, Rachel E. Busselman, Gabriel L. Hamer, Sarah A. Hamer

published 21 Aug 2025

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Tick-wildlife host-pathogen network interactions in Northern Africa

Marta Rafael, Amalia Segura, Rita Vaz-Rodrigues, David Relimpio, Oscar Rodríguez, Gabriela de la Fuente, Julio Isla, Christian Gortázar, José de la Fuente

published 15 Jul 2025

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Development of a rapid antigen-based lateral flow assay for tick-borne spotted fever rickettsioses

Richard Willson, Yingxin Zhao, Kristen Brosamer, Yogita Pal, Lucas S. Blanton, Esteban Arroyave, Carsen Roach, David H. Walker, Katerina Kourentzi, Rong Fang

published 17 Jan 2025

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Orientia, Rickettsia, and the microbiome in rodent attached chiggers in North Carolina, USA

Elise A. Richardson, Reuben Garshong, Kaiying Chen, Dac Crossley, Bryan S. Mclean, Gideon Wasserberg, Charles S. Apperson, R. Michael Roe, Loganathan Ponnusamy

published 05 Dec 2024

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Effect of environmental variables on the abundance of Amblyomma ticks, potential vectors of Rickettsia parkeri in central Brazil

Isadora R. C. Gomes, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Gilberto S. Gazeta, Ana B. P. Borsoi, Karla Bitencourth, Letícia F. Leite, Nathália G. S. S. Coelho, Ricardo Dislich, Helga C. Wiederhecker, Eduardo G. Santos, Melina Guimarães

published 15 May 2024

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Detection of pathogenic bacteria in ticks from Isiolo and Kwale counties of Kenya using metagenomics

Bryson Brian Kimemia, Lillian Musila, Solomon Langat, Erick Odoyo, Stephanie Cinkovich, David Abuom, Santos Yalwala, Samoel Khamadi, Jaree Johnson, Eric Garges, Elly Ojwang, Fredrick Eyase

published 30 Apr 2024

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Genetic structure and Rickettsia infection rates in Ixodes ovatus and Haemaphysalis flava ticks across different altitudes

Maria Angenica F. Regilme, Megumi Sato, Tsutomu Tamura, Reiko Arai, Marcello Otake Sato, Sumire Ikeda, Kozo Watanabe

published 13 Mar 2024

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Serological detection of Rickettsia spp. and evaluation of blood parameters in pet dogs and cats from Bangkok and neighboring provinces

Chanon Fa-ngoen, Gunn Kaewmongkol, Natnaree Inthong, Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai, Mohammad Yazid Abdad, Jarunee Siengsanan-Lamont, Stuart D. Blacksell, Sarawan Kaewmongkol

published 07 Mar 2024

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

First detection of Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae in Hyalomma marginatum ticks

Si Su, Meng-Yu Cui, Zheng Gui, Qi-Qi Guo, Hong Ren, Shi-Fa Ma, Lan Mu, Jing-Feng Yu, Shao-Yin Fu, Dong-Dong Qi

published 02 Feb 2024

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Science abhors a surveillance vacuum: Detection of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in southern New Mexico through passive surveillance

Paige R. Harman, Nicole L. Mendell, Maysee M. Harman, Puck A. Draney, Anna T. Boyle, Matthew E. Gompper, Teri J. Orr, Donald H. Bouyer, Pete D. Teel, Kathryn A. Hanley

published 31 Jan 2024

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Bacterial diversity on larval and female Mansonia spp. from different localities of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil

Tatiane M. P. Oliveira, Martha V. R. Rojas, Jandui A. Amorim, Diego P. Alonso, Dario P. de Carvalho, Kaio Augusto N. Ribeiro, Maria Anice Mureb Sallum

published 27 Nov 2023

Loading metrics information...

Metrics unavailable. Please check back later.

Advertisement

Create a weekly email alert for: Rickettsia

You can change these options by clicking profile then "Alerts and Notifications"