2017
Closely-related Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto) strains exhibit similar fitness in single infections and asymmetric competition in multiple infections
Rynkiewicz EC, Brown J, Tufts DM, Huang CI, Kampen H, Bent SJ, Fish D, Diuk-Wasser MA. Closely-related Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto) strains exhibit similar fitness in single infections and asymmetric competition in multiple infections. Parasites & Vectors 2017, 10: 64. PMID: 28166814, PMCID: PMC5292797, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1964-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymmetric competitive interactionsPatterns of coexistenceBiotic contextCommon disease vectorPathogen communitiesVector-borne pathogensBorrelia burgdorferiLong-term persistencePathogen speciesAsymmetric competitionPathogen dynamicsInfection phenotypesSimilar fitnessTransmission phenotypeDisease vectorsTemperate regionsCompetitive interactionsTransmission advantagePathogen strainsPathogen persistenceBlack-legged tickCompetitive strainsPeromyscus leucopusWhite-footed miceHost
1993
Relative Importance of Bird Species as Hosts for Immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Suburban Residential Landscape of Southern New York State
Battaly G, Fish D. Relative Importance of Bird Species as Hosts for Immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Suburban Residential Landscape of Southern New York State. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 740-747. PMID: 8360897, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.4.740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBird speciesAmerican robinsHouse wrenCommon gracklesAbundance of birdsBird density estimatesRelative density estimatesLyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi JohnsonAbundance dataQuiscalus quisculaTick parasitesBirdsSpeciesBorrelia burgdorferi JohnsonImportance valueGracklesWrenDensity estimatesRadius countsHostImmature Ixodes damminiLawnsLyme diseaseRelative importanceVieillot