The tick endosymbiont Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii and selenoproteins are essential for the growth of Rickettsia parkeri in the Gulf Coast tick vector

The tick endosymbiont Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii and selenoproteins are essential for the growth of Rickettsia parkeri in the Gulf Coast tick vector

Abstract Background Pathogen colonization inside tick tissues is a significant aspect of the overall competence of a vector. Amblyomma maculatum is a competent vector of the spotted fever group rickettsiae, Rickettsia parkeri. When R. parkeri colonizes its tick host, it has the opportunity to dynami...

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Main Authors: Khemraj Budachetri, Deepak Kumar, Gary Crispell, Christine Beck, Gregory Dasch, Shahid Karim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Rickettsia parkeri
Endosymbionts
Ticks
Selenogenes
Pathogen
Colonization
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0524-2

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