Patterns of bacterial diversity in embryonic capsules of the spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum: an expanding view of a symbiosis.
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DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiab128
Abstract: The unicellular green alga, Oophila amblystomatis, populates egg capsules of the spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum. This nutrient-exchange mutualism is widely perceived as a bipartite interaction but the presence and contributing effects of bacteria to this… read more here.
Keywords: ambystoma maculatum; diversity; salamander ambystoma; spotted salamander ... See more keywords
Environmental Drivers of Gulf Coast Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Range Expansion in the United States
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac091
Abstract: Abstract In the United States, the Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum Koch) is a species of growing medical and veterinary significance, serving as the primary vector of the pathogenic bacterium, Rickettsia parkeri (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), in… read more here.
Keywords: range expansion; gulf coast; maculatum; united states ... See more keywords
Surveillance for Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae) and Rickettsia parkeri (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in the State of Delaware, and Their Public Health Implications
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjz255
Abstract: Abstract Amblyomma maculatum Koch is the primary vector of Rickettsia parkeri, the etiologic agent of tidewater spotted fever, and can also carry and transmit a variety of other pathogens. This tick historically has been a… read more here.
Keywords: state; rickettsia parkeri; parkeri; amblyomma maculatum ... See more keywords