Rickettsia parkeri genetic diversity from three different hard tick species (family: Ixodidae)
This preliminary study suggests that infection in Am. americanum may lead to changes in R. parkeri genes responsible for pathogen-host cell attachment and replication processes, but once established in a host cell, R. parkeri transfer between cells is unlikely to be impacted.
Authors
- Melissa S. Nolan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8579-5372)
- Lídia Gual-Gonzalez
- Madeleine Meyer Torelli
- Kristy Baus
Institutions
- University of South Carolina (US)
- Clemson University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-026-07276-6
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00