| Year |
Title |
| 2017
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Identification and characterization of a histamine-binding lipocalin-like molecule from the relapsing fever tick ornithodoros turicata.
Insect Molecular Biology.
1-11.
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| 2016
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An in vitro blood-feeding method revealed differential Borrelia turicatae (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) gene expression after spirochete acquisition and colonization in the soft tick Ornithodoros turicata (Acari: Argasidae).
J Med Entomol.
1-9.
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| 2016
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Comparing synganglion neuropeptides, neuropeptide receptors and neurotransmitter receptors and their gene expression in response to feeding in Ixodes scapularis (Ixodidae) versus Ornithodoros turicata (Argasidae).
Insect Molecular Biology.
72-92.
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| 2015
|
Experimental Vertical Transmission of Rickettsia parkeri in the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases.
568-573.
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| 2015
|
Identification and comparative analysis of subolesin/akirin ortholog from Ornithodoros turicata ticks.
Parasites & vectors.
132.
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| 2015
|
Rickettsia parkeri Transmission to Amblyomma americanum by Cofeeding with Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae) and Potential for Spillover.
Journal of Medical Entomology.
1090-5.
|
| 2014
|
TickBot: A novel robotic device for controlling tick populations in the natural environment.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases.
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| 2014
|
Ticks and spotted fever group rickettsiae of southeastern Virginia.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases.
53-57.
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| 2012
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In vitro propagation of Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae isolated from Amblyomma maculatum.
FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology.
|
| 2011
|
Ixodes affinis (Acari: Ixodidae) in southeastern Virginia and implications for the spread of Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease.
Journal of Vector Ecology.
464-467.
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| 2011
|
Rickettsia parkeri in gulf coast ticks, southeastern Virginia, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis.
896-898.
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| 2011
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Tidewater Spotted Fever: Detection of Rickettsia parkeri in Gulf Coast ticks, southeastern Virginia.
Emerging Infectious Diseases.
896-898.
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| 2008
|
Molecular characterization and related aspects of the innate immune response in ticks.
Front. Biosci..
7046-7063.
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| 2008
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Silencing expression of the defensin, varisin, in male Dermacentor variabilis by RNA interference results in reduced Anaplasma marginale infections.
Exp Appl Acarol.
17-28.
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| 2008
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Using RNA interference to determine the role of varisin in the innate immune system of the hard tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae).
Experimental and Applied Acarology/Springer Netherlands.
p. 7-15.
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| 2007
|
Sequence and the developmental and tissue-specific regulation of the first complete vitellogenin messenger RNA from ticks responsible for heme sequestration.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
363-74.
|
| 2007
|
Tissue and life-stage distribution of a defensin gene in the Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum.
Med Vet Entomol.
141-147.
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| 2005
|
A defensin-like gene expressed in the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis.
Med. Vet. Entomol..
339-344.
|
| 2005
|
Host blood proteins and peptides in the midgut of the tick Dermacentor variabilis (Say) contribute to bacterial control.
Exp. Appl. Acarol..
207-223.
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| 2005
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Host blood proteins and peptides in the midgut of the tick Dermacentor variabilis contribute to bacterial control..
Exp. Appl. Acarol..
207-223.
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| 2005
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In vivo role of 20-hydroxyecdysone in the regulation of the vitellogenin mRNA and egg development in the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say).
Journal of Insect Physiology.
1105-16.
|
| 2002
|
Expression of defensin-like peptides in tick hemolymph and midgut in response to challenge with Borrelia burgdorferi, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.
Exp Appl Acarol.
127-134.
|
| 2002
|
Glass capillary tube feeding: a method for infecting nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) with the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.
J Med Entomol.
285-292.
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| 2002
|
Resistance of the tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) following challenge with the bacterium Escherichia coli (Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae).
J Med Entomol.
376-383.
|
| 2001
|
Contrasts in tick innate immune responses to Borrelia burgdorferi challenge: immunotolerance in Ixodes scapularis versus immunocompetence in Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae).
J Med Entomol.
99-107.
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| 2001
|
Identification of a defensin from the hemolymph of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis.
Insect Biochem Mol Biol.
857-865.
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| 2000
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Enhancement of OspC expression by Borrelia burgdorferi in the presence of tick hemolymph.
FEMS Microbiol Lett.
137-141.
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| 2000
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Response of the tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) to hemocoelic inoculation of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochetales).
J Med Entomol.
265-270.
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| 1998
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Control of bacterial infections in the hard tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae): evidence for the existence of antimicrobial proteins in tick hemolymph.
J Med Entomol.
458-464.
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