Tick Cell Culture Analysis of Growth Dynamics and Cellular Tropism of <i>Rickettsia buchneri</i>, an Endosymbiont of the Blacklegged Tick, <i>Ixodes scapularis</i>

Tick Cell Culture Analysis of Growth Dynamics and Cellular Tropism of <i>Rickettsia buchneri</i>, an Endosymbiont of the Blacklegged Tick, <i>Ixodes scapularis</i>

The blacklegged tick, <i>Ixodes scapularis</i>, a species of significant importance to human and animal health, harbors an endosymbiont <i>Rickettsia buchneri</i> sensu stricto. The symbiont is largely restricted to the ovaries, but all life stages can harbor various quantiti...

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Main Authors: Cody J. Thorpe, Xin-Ru Wang, Ulrike G. Munderloh, Timothy J. Kurtti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
tick cell lines
<i>Ixodes ricinus</i> cell line IRE11
blacklegged tick
<i>Rickettsia buchneri</i>
<i>Ixodes scapularis</i> endosymbiont
RNA FISH
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/11/968

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