Growth Dynamics and Antibiotic Elimination of Symbiotic Rickettsia buchneri in the Tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Jonathan D. Oliver, Lisa D. Price, Nicole Y. Burkhardt, Chan C. Heu, Benedict Khoo, Cody J. Thorpe, Timothy J. Kurtti, Ulrike G. Munderloh
Abstract
This paper describes the growth of symbiotic Rickettsia buchneri within Ixodes scapularis through the life cycle of the tick and provides methods to eliminate R. buchneri from I. scapularis ticks.
Topics & Concepts
Ixodes scapularisIxodidaeBiologyIxodesAcariTickMicrobiologyRickettsiaVirologyZoologyVirusVector-borne infectious diseasesInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesInsect and Pesticide Research