"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ixodes" by people in Profiles.
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Detection of Borrelia miyamotoi and Powassan Virus Lineage II (Deer Tick Virus) from Odocoileus virginianus Harvested Ixodes scapularis in Oklahoma. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2022 04; 22(4):209-216.
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BB0562 is a nutritional virulence determinant with lipase activity important for Borrelia burgdorferi infection and survival in fatty acid deficient environments. PLoS Pathog. 2021 08; 17(8):e1009869.
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Seroprevalence of Powassan virus in New England deer, 1979-2010. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jun; 88(6):1159-62.
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The role of Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface proteins. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2012 Oct; 66(1):1-19.
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The hybrid histidine kinase Hk1 is part of a two-component system that is essential for survival of Borrelia burgdorferi in feeding Ixodes scapularis ticks. Infect Immun. 2011 Aug; 79(8):3117-30.
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Homogeneity of Powassan virus populations in naturally infected Ixodes scapularis. Virology. 2010 Jul 05; 402(2):366-71.
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Stable prevalence of Powassan virus in Ixodes scapularis in a northern Wisconsin focus. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Dec; 79(6):971-3.
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Regulation of OspE-related, OspF-related, and Elp lipoproteins of Borrelia burgdorferi strain 297 by mammalian host-specific signals. Infect Immun. 2001 Jun; 69(6):3618-27.