Dynamic changes in Lyme disease spirochetes during transmission by nymphal ticks
J Piesman, BS Schneider - Experimental & applied acarology, 2002 - Springer
J Piesman, BS Schneider
Experimental & applied acarology, 2002•SpringerTicks are not crawling needles, merely delivering infectious agents to vertebrate hosts. A
sophisticated interplay takes place between ticks, pathogens, and vertebrate hosts. The
relationship between Ixodes ticks and the Lyme disease spirochetes they transmit involves
subtle changes in spirochete populations that maximize their chances of being transmitted.
An understanding of this complex interplay will, hopefully, allow the development of new
tools to block transmission of tick-borne agents.
sophisticated interplay takes place between ticks, pathogens, and vertebrate hosts. The
relationship between Ixodes ticks and the Lyme disease spirochetes they transmit involves
subtle changes in spirochete populations that maximize their chances of being transmitted.
An understanding of this complex interplay will, hopefully, allow the development of new
tools to block transmission of tick-borne agents.
Abstract
Ticks are not crawling needles, merely delivering infectious agents to vertebrate hosts. A sophisticated interplay takes place between ticks, pathogens, and vertebrate hosts. The relationship between Ixodes ticks and the Lyme disease spirochetes they transmit involves subtle changes in spirochete populations that maximize their chances of being transmitted. An understanding of this complex interplay will, hopefully, allow the development of new tools to block transmission of tick-borne agents.
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