In biology textbooks, the endoplasmic reticulum is often portrayed as a distinct, compact organelle near the nucleus, and is ...

Rickettsia pathogens are categorized into four groups; of those, spotted-fever group Rickettsia (which are transmitted by ticks) is the most commonly known and contains the most identified species.

More information: Yuta Owashi et al, Rickettsia induces strong cytoplasmic incompatibility in a predatory insect, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1098/rspb ...

Rickettsia pathogens are categorized into four groups; of those, spotted-fever group Rickettsia (which are transmitted by ticks) is the most commonly known and contains the most identified species.

The discovery of Rickettsia sp. ME2023 is a key piece of a puzzle that scientists at the UMass Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases (NEWVEC) are pondering.

Research team led by NARO and the University of Miyazaki has discovered that the symbiotic bacterium Rickettsia induces cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in Nesidiocoris tenuis, a predatory insect ...

The discovery of Rickettsia sp. ME2023 raises questions about the human impact of the bacteria strain, as well as the role that rabbit ticks play in maintaining and transmitting the bacteria.

For instance, Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease -- which is "far and away the most common tickborne disease in the U.S." -- take more than 24 hours to be transmitted from ...

It is an infectious disease caused by the flea-borne bacteria Rickettsia typhi, transmitted through bites of infected fleas, often from rats or small mammals. A 75-year-old man from Kerala has ...

Among patients with Ehrlichia IgG, Rickettsia IgG or alpha-gal IgE following a tick bite, only those with heightened levels of alpha-gal IgE demonstrated musculoskeletal symptoms, specifically ...

Dr. Peter Krause, a Yale senior research scientist, said there is a single case that they know of. The disease, which is transmitted by the Gulf Coast tick, is similar to Rocky Mountain spotted ...

While tickborne diseases have been on the rise across the U.S., outdoor enthusiasts can take comfort knowing that most common infections aren't transmitted quickly, researchers said. For instance ...