The Ixodes scapularis Symbiont Rickettsia buchneri Inhibits Growth of Pathogenic Rickettsiaceae in Tick Cells: Implications for Vector Competence

Rickettsia buchneri is a non-pathogenic symbiont found in I. scapularis ticks and may be why this species of tick is not a vector for pathogenic Rickettsia species. https://t.co/JYHyTh94RC

Rickettsia buchneri is a non-pathogenic symbiont found in I. scapularis ticks and may be why this species of tick is not a vector for pathogenic Rickettsia species. https://t.co/JYHyTh94RC

https://t.co/huDtZn8jm5 Family Amoebophillaceae bacteria are said to be in a "putative" symbiosis with Orientia tsutsugamushi in Leptotrombidium mites. Does the arthropod vector competency for carrying Orientia depends on Amoebophillaceae bacteria????? Cu

Rickettsia buchneri is a non-pathogenic symbiont found in I. scapularis ticks and may be why this species of tick is not a vector for pathogenic Rickettsia species. https://t.co/JYHyTh94RC