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Rickettsia rickettsii

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

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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

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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

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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

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Molecular surveillance for Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp. in ticks from Northern Iran

Ahmad Ghasemi, Mina Latifian, Saber Esmaeili, Saied Reza Naddaf, Ehsan Mostafavi

published 07 Dec 2022

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Mapping potential risks for the transmission of spotted fever rickettsiosis: The case study from the Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Cláudio Manuel Rodrigues, Francisco Dourado, Daniel Savignon Marinho, Gilberto Salles Gazêta, Lena Geise

published 06 Jul 2022

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Prevalence of tick infestation and molecular characterization of spotted fever Rickettsia massiliae in Rhipicephalus species parasitizing domestic small ruminants in north-central Nigeria

Nusirat Elelu, Shola David Ola-Fadunsin, Adefolake Ayinke Bankole, Mashood Abiola Raji, Ndudim Isaac Ogo, Sally Jane Cutler

published 14 Feb 2022

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Habitat selection in natural and human-modified landscapes by capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), an important host for Amblyomma sculptum ticks

Thiago C. Dias, Jared A. Stabach, Qiongyu Huang, Marcelo B. Labruna, Peter Leimgruber, Katia M. P. M. B. Ferraz, Beatriz Lopes, Hermes R. Luz, Francisco B. Costa, Hector R. Benatti, Lucas R. Correa, Ana M. Nievas, Patrícia F. Monticelli, Ubiratan Piovezan, Matias P. J. Szabó, Daniel M. Aguiar, José Brites-Neto, Marcio Port-Carvalho, Vlamir J. Rocha

published 20 Aug 2020

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Development of a rapid and visual detection method for Rickettsia rickettsii combining recombinase polymerase assay with lateral flow test

Yong Qi, Yinxiu Shao, Jixian Rao, Wanpeng Shen, Qiong Yin, Xiaoling Li, Hongxia Chen, Jiameng Li, Wenwen Zeng, Shulong Zheng, Suyun Liu, Yuexi Li

published 26 Nov 2018

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A streamlined method for transposon mutagenesis of Rickettsia parkeri yields numerous mutations that impact infection

Rebecca L. Lamason, Natasha M. Kafai, Matthew D. Welch

published 03 May 2018

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Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid screening of ticks and fleas for spotted fever group rickettsia

Bruce H. Noden, Jaclyn Martin, Yisel Carrillo, Justin L. Talley, Francisco M. Ochoa-Corona

published 01 Feb 2018

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Evaluation of changes to the Rickettsia rickettsii transcriptome during mammalian infection

Sean P. Riley, Ludovic Pruneau, Juan J. Martinez

published 23 Aug 2017

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Fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 mediates internalization of pathogenic spotted fever rickettsiae into host endothelium

Abha Sahni, Jignesh Patel, Hema P. Narra, Casey L. C. Schroeder, David H. Walker, Sanjeev K. Sahni

published 14 Aug 2017

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