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ArticleExperimental & applied acarology2019

Amblyomma maculatum-associated rickettsiae in vector tissues and vertebrate hosts during tick feeding.

Jung Keun Lee, Gail M Moraru, John V Stokes, Amanda N Benton, Robert W Wills, Haley P Nabors, Catherine L Smith, Amanda M Lawrence, Bridget V Willeford, Andrea S Varela-Stokes

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Article in Experimental & applied acarology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jung Keun LeeDepartment of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA.
Gail M MoraruDepartment of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA.
John V StokesDepartment of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA.
Amanda N BentonDepartment of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA.
Robert W WillsDepartment of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA.
Haley P NaborsDepartment of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA.
Catherine L SmithDepartment of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA.
Amanda M LawrenceInstitute for Imaging & Analytical Technologies, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA.
Bridget V WillefordLaboratory Animal Resources, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA.
Andrea S Varela-StokesDepartment of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA. stokes@cvm.msstate.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3991-9730
Mississippi State University · USLinn Benton Community College · USMidwestern University · US

Funding

Zinc dependent conformational changes in AdcR and their impact on DNA bindingP20GM103646 · NIGMS · MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY · PI THIBAUDEAU, GISELLE · 2013 to 2022
$21.1M
Coinfection by Rickettsiae in Amblyomma maculatum: Impact on Disease TransmissionR15AI099928 · NIAID · MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY · PI VARELA-STOKES, ANDREA SOARES · 2013 to 2013
$425k
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 1R15A1099928-01A1National Institutes of Health P20GM103646NIAID NIH HHS R15 AI099928NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103646
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rickettsia parkeri, a causative agent of spotted fever rickettsiosis, is transmitted by Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick), a tick that may also carry a non-pathogenic spotted fever group Rickettsia, "Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae". Here, we evaluated R. parkeri and "Candidatus R. andeanae" in tissues from A. maculatum prior to, during, and after blood feeding on rabbits. Using colony-reared A. maculatum that were capillary-fed uninfected cells, R. parkeri, "Candidatus R. andeanae", or both rickettsiae, we detected higher levels of Rickettsia spp. in the respective treatment groups. Rickettsial levels increased during blood feeding for both R. parkeri and "Candidatus R. andeanae", with a greater increase in R. parkeri in co-infected ticks compared to singly-infected ticks. We detected transovarial transmission of "Candidatus R. andeanae" in egg and larval cohorts and confirmed vertical transmission of R. parkeri in one group of larvae. Rabbits from all Rickettsia-exposed groups seroconverted on immunofluorescent antibody testing using R. parkeri antigen. Visualization of "Candidatus R. andeanae" in tick salivary glands suggested potential transmission via tick feeding. Here, rickettsial levels in artificially infected ticks demonstrate changes during feeding and transovarial transmission that may be relevant for interpreting rickettsial levels detected in wild A. maculatum.

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AnimalsFemaleInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalIxodidaeLarvaMaleOvumRabbitsRickettsiaRickettsia Infections“Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae”Gulf Coast tickRickettsia parkeriTick-feeding

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PMID30771038
PMCPMC6402582
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