"Ixodes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The largest genus of TICKS in the family IXODIDAE, containing over 200 species. Many infest humans and other mammals and several are vectors of diseases such as LYME DISEASE, tick-borne encephalitis (ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE), and KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE.
| Descriptor ID |
D018884
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.425
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| Concept/Terms |
Ixodes ricinus- Ixodes ricinus
- Castor Bean Tick
- Bean Tick, Castor
- Bean Ticks, Castor
- Castor Bean Ticks
- Tick, Castor Bean
- Ticks, Castor Bean
Ixodes scapularis- Ixodes scapularis
- Ixodes scapulari
- scapularis, Ixodes
- Black-legged Tick
- Black legged Tick
- Black-legged Ticks
- Tick, Black-legged
- Ticks, Black-legged
- Deer Tick
- Deer Ticks
- Tick, Deer
- Ticks, Deer
- Ixodes dammini
- Ixodes damminus
- dammini, Ixodes
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ixodes" by people in Profiles.
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Analysis of variable major protein antigenic variation in the relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia miyamotoi, in response to polyclonal antibody selection pressure. PLoS One. 2023; 18(2):e0281942.
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Identification and characterization of proteins that form the inner core Ixodes scapularis tick attachment cement layer. Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 09; 12(1):21300.
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Past, present, and future of Lyme disease vaccines: antigen engineering approaches and mechanistic insights. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2022 10; 21(10):1405-1417.
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CspZ FH-Binding Sites as Epitopes Promote Antibody-Mediated Lyme Borreliae Clearance. Infect Immun. 2022 07 21; 90(7):e0006222.
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Modification of the multiplex plasmid PCR assay for Borrelia miyamotoi strain LB-2001 based on the complete genome sequence reflecting genomic rearrangements differing from strain CT13-2396. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2022 01; 13(1):101843.
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Bacterial microbiomes of Ixodes scapularis ticks collected from Massachusetts and Texas, USA. BMC Microbiol. 2019 06 24; 19(1):138.
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A novel parvovirus, Roe deer copiparvovirus, identified in Ixodes ricinus ticks. Virus Genes. 2019 Jun; 55(3):425-428.
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Effects of temperature on bacterial microbiome composition in Ixodes scapularis ticks. Microbiologyopen. 2019 05; 8(5):e00719.
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Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease. Nat Commun. 2016 Feb 09; 7:10507.
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Variation in the Microbiota of Ixodes Ticks with Regard to Geography, Species, and Sex. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2015 Sep; 81(18):6200-9.