2014
Gut Microbiota of the Tick Vector Ixodes scapularis Modulate Colonization of the Lyme Disease Spirochete
Narasimhan S, Rajeevan N, Liu L, Zhao YO, Heisig J, Pan J, Eppler-Epstein R, DePonte K, Fish D, Fikrig E. Gut Microbiota of the Tick Vector Ixodes scapularis Modulate Colonization of the Lyme Disease Spirochete. Cell Host & Microbe 2014, 15: 58-71. PMID: 24439898, PMCID: PMC3905459, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2013.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeritrophic matrixTranscription factor signal transducerPathogen colonizationLyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferiActivator of transcriptionGut microbiotaArthropod gutsSignal transducerLyme disease spirocheteFunctional linkArthropod vectorsMajor vectorKey glycoproteinsHuman pathogensSpirochete Borrelia burgdorferiGut epitheliumIxodes scapularis ticksColonizationGut epithelial barrierMicrobiotaExpressionGut lumenScapularis ticksBorrelia burgdorferiEpithelial barrier
2010
Klaus Kurtenbach – a tribute to his life
Margos G, Fish D. Klaus Kurtenbach – a tribute to his life. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2010, 1: 69-72. PMID: 21894640, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2009.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Niche Partitioning of Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi in the Same Tick Vector and Mammalian Reservoir Species
Barbour A, Bunikis J, Travinsky B, Hoen A, Diuk-Wasser M, Fish D, Tsao J. Niche Partitioning of Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi in the Same Tick Vector and Mammalian Reservoir Species. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2009, 81: 1120-1131. PMID: 19996447, PMCID: PMC2841027, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0208.Peer-Reviewed Original Research