Genome sequencing and multi-stage, blood-feeding, and tissue-specific transcriptome atlas of the Rocky Mountain wood tick provide a critical resource for this vector
biology and enables the development of strategies to limit the spread of diseases transmitted by this tick.
Authors
- Susan M. Noh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8160-9074)
- John Soghigian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4469-2072)
- Shaun J. Dergousoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4865-6370)
- Joshua B. Benoit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4018-3513)
- Perot Saelao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1171-9187)
- Scott M. Geib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9511-5139)
- Huiqing Yeo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9602-2965)
- Renee L. Corpuz
- Sheina B. Sim
- Xiaoting Chen
- Melissa Kelley
- Brian Scheffler
- Joshua E. Tompkin
- Matthew T. Weirauch
- Justyna Kruczalak
- Kennan Oyen
- Anna Childers
- Pia U. Olafson
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CA)
- United States Department of Agriculture (US)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.15.717773
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00