The largest land use change in Europe is woodland expansion. Our study shows that this could lead to higher tick densities and Lyme disease hazard. We also show that an environmental solution could be to control deer populations. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

I completely agree with that. Also, scientist need more time to make mistakes (and lesten from them).

And they even have artistick ticks!!! Great database for pictures for figures/presentations !

Powerful closing remarks by Dr Savo Heleta on need to advocate for rebuilding higher education IN Gaza, "Scholarship aid remains very important, particularly for displaced people, but emptying Gaza of it's students and scholars is not a solution". Thinking of Dr #RefaatAlareer

Does anybody know how many chromosomes Dermacentor reticulatus ticks have? Preferably with a reference.....

The repetitive genome of the Ixodes ricinus tick reveals transposable elements have driven genome evolution in ticks https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.13.584159v1

Rickettsiella bacteria possess metabolic traits involved in symbiotic interactions with arthropods. Strikingly, one (of the two) Rickettsiella species present in Ixodes ricinus ticks might be infectious to humans. Whether it causes disease needs further investigation. doi.org/10.1101/2024...

By sequencing and comparing the genomes of Borrelia miyamotoi from Asia, N-America & Europe, we got insights into the genetic basis of the variaton in vector competence, virulence, and pathogenesis of this tick-borne pathogen. doi.org/10.1016/j.is...

By studying the genomes of Arsenophonus bacteria, we are trying to understand the genetics underlying horizontal (mostly pathogens) and vertical (mostly symbionts) transmission. doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

We sequenced Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes inopinatus, just to find out that they are genetically highly similar: it remains a mystery what causes the morphological differences. doi.org/10.1016/j.cr...