Description of a new Pavlovskyella species (Acari: Argasidae) from Chile

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Amplification and sequencing of entire tick mitochondrial genomes for a phylogenomic analysis

Alexander R. Kneubehl et al.

Summary: A cost-effective approach for amplifying and sequencing the whole mitogenome of individual tick specimens was developed and successfully applied to 85 tick samples, including 26 species with no complete mitogenome data available on GenBank. The accuracy and cost efficiency of this method were validated, making it applicable to genetic research on ticks and other metazoans.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2022)

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Review Parasitology

Historical overview and update on relapsing fever group Borrelia in Latin America

Alvaro A. Faccini-Martinez et al.

Summary: Relapsing fever group Borrelia (RFGB) are motile spirochetes transmitted to mammalian or avian hosts through the bite of hematophagous arthropods. They have a worldwide distribution and can infect humans and animals. However, these spirochetes and the diseases they cause are often neglected and understudied in some countries.

PARASITES & VECTORS (2022)

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Article Infectious Diseases

Phylogenies from mitochondrial genomes of 120 species of ticks: Insights into the evolution of the families of ticks and of the genus Amblyomma

Samuel Kelava et al.

Summary: This study conducted the largest mitochondrial genome phylogenetic analysis of ticks to date, with new insights into the evolutionary relationships within the Amblyomma genus and other tick families. The findings revealed novel gene arrangements and unusual gene inserts, shedding light on the complex phylogenetic relationships among different tick species.

TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2021)

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Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Interactive Tree Of Life (iTOL) v5: an online tool for phylogenetic tree display and annotation

Ivica Letunic et al.

Summary: The Interactive Tree Of Life is an online tool for displaying, manipulating, and annotating phylogenetic and other trees. The latest version 5 introduces a new tree display engine and several new features, such as a new dataset type and expanded annotation options. Users can now also manually annotate trees by hand, providing more flexibility and control.

NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH (2021)

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Article Infectious Diseases

Nuclear (18S-28S rRNA) and mitochondrial genome markers of Carios (Carios) vespertilionis (Argasidae) support Carios Latreille, 1796 as a lineage embedded in the Ornithodorinae: re-classification of the Carios sensu Klompen and Oliver (1993) clade into its respective subgenera

Ben J. Mans et al.

Summary: There is controversy in Argasidae systematics, with recent research aiming to resolve the classification of Carios genus and proposing to elevate some subgenera to genera within the families Argasinae and Ornithodorinae.

TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2021)

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Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology