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References from Abundant ticks but limited Borrelia spp. pathogens in Mojave desert tortoise habitat. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Seroprevalence for the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae among small and medium sized mammals of Texas
10.1371/journal.pntd.0006877 · 2018 · External reference
Molecular taxonomy in pholcid spiders (Pholcidae, Araneae): evaluation of species identification methods using CO1 and 16S rRNA
10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00239.x · 2006 · External reference
Biology of borrelia species
10.1128/mr.50.4.381-400.1986 · 1986 · External reference
Borreliosis transmission from ticks associated with desert tortoise burrows: examples of tick-borne relapsing fever in the Mojave desert
10.1089/vbz.2021.0005 · 2021 · External reference
Life cycle of Ornithodoros turicata americanus (Acari: argasidae) in the laboratory
1986 · External reference
Guidelines for the field evaluation of desert tortoise health and disease
10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.427 · 2001 · External reference
Detection of tickborne relapsing fever spirochete, Austin, Texas, USA
10.3201/eid2411.172033 · 2018 · External reference
Sequence typing reveals extensive strain diversity of the Lyme borreliosis agents Borrelia burgdorferi in North America and Borrelia afzelii in Europe
10.1099/mic.0.26944-0 · 2004 · External reference
Typing of Borrelia relapsing fever group strains
10.3201/eid1009.040236 · 2004 · External reference
The epidemiology of the relapsing fevers
1976 · External reference
The MIQE guidelines: minimum information for publication of quantitative real-time PCR experiments
10.1373/clinchem.2008.112797 · 2009 · External reference
Evaluating the risk of tick-borne relapsing fever among occupational cavers-Austin, TX, 2017
10.1111/zph.12588 · 2019 · External reference
Diagnosis and management of Borrelia turicatae infection in febrile soldier
10.3201/eid2305.162069 · 2017 · External reference
Clinical disease and laboratory abnormalities in free-ranging desert tortoises in California
10.7589/0090-3558-39.1.35 · 2003 · External reference
A study of some rocky mountain spotted fever vectors and their hosts in Utah
1952 · External reference
The argasidae of North America, central America and Cuba
1944 · External reference
Relapsing Fever: the tick ornithodoros turicata as a spirochetal reservoir
10.2307/4584474 · 1943 · External reference
Ornithodoros parkeri Cooley: observations on the biology of this tick
10.2307/3272629 · 1941 · External reference
Ornithodoros parkeri: distribution and host data; spontaneous infection with relapsing fever spirochetes
10.2307/4582963 · 1939 · External reference
Assessment of the geographic distribution of Ornithodoros turicata (Argasidae): climate variation and host diversity
2016 · External reference
Observations on the host selection of Ornithodoros talaje in Panama
10.4269/ajtmh.1933.s1-13.475 · 1933 · External reference
Tick-borne relapsing fever
10.1016/j.idc.2008.03.006 · 2008 · External reference
Tick-borne relapsing fever in North America
10.1016/s0025-7125(03)00095-6 · 2002 · External reference
Tick-borne relapsing fever in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada
10.1086/516273 · 1998 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2004 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2015 · External reference
Longevity of the tick Ornithodoros turicata and of Spirochaeta recurrentis within this tick
10.2307/4582740 · 1938 · External reference
Serologic evidence for Borrelia hermsii infection in rodents on federally owned recreational areas in California
10.1089/vbz.2012.1137 · 2013 · External reference
The Ticks of California (Acari: Ixodida)
1984 · External reference
Why Lyme disease is common in the northern US but rare in the south: the roles of host choice, host-seeking behavior, and tick density
2021 · External reference
Unresolved reference
External reference
Unresolved reference
External reference
Determination of an efficient and reliable method for DNA extraction from ticks
10.1051/vetres:2004038 · 2004 · External reference
Detection of relapsing fever in human blood samples from Israel using PCR targeting the glpQ gene
10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.04.004 · 2006 · External reference
The adobe tick on Gopherus agassizii
1937 · External reference
An empirical test of bootstrapping as a method for assessing confidence in phylogenetic analysis
10.1093/sysbio/42.2.182 · 1993 · External reference
UFBoot2: improving the ultrafast bootstrap approximation
10.1093/molbev/msx281 · 2018 · External reference
Causes of mortality and diseases in tortoises: a review
1994 · External reference
First record of a suspected human-pathogenic Borrelia species in populations of the bat tick Carios vespertilionis in Sweden
10.3390/microorganisms9051100 · 2021 · External reference
Host associations and genomic diversity of Borrelia hermsii in an endemic focus of tick-borne relapsing fever in western North America
10.1186/s13071-016-1863-0 · 2016 · External reference
An annotated bibliography of the spinose ear tick, Otobius megnini (Dugès, 1883)(Acari: ixodida: argasidae) 1883-2000
2003 · External reference
Genetic variation in the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene of the American dog tick dermacentor variabilis
10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00073.x · 2010 · External reference
Diversity and distribution of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae
10.1371/journal.pntd.0009868 · 2021 · External reference
Borreliacidal factor in the blood of the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
10.2307/3284524 · 1998 · External reference
Acquisition and subsequent transmission of Borrelia hermsii by the soft tick ornithodoros hermsi
10.1603/me10283 · 2011 · External reference
Tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes in the Americas
10.3390/vetsci3030016 · 2016 · External reference
Do bighorn sheep use desert tortoise burrow spoil piles as mineral licks in southern California?
2025 · External reference
Structure–function investigation of Vsp serotypes of the spirochete Borrelia hermsii
10.1371/journal.pone.0007597 · 2009 · External reference
Similarity searching using BLAST
10.1007/978-1-59745-251-9_1 · 2009 · External reference
IQ-TREE 2: new models and efficient methods for phylogenetic inference in the genomic era
10.1093/molbev/msaa015 · 2020 · External reference
Detection of relapsing fever spirochetes in free-ranging mule deer
10.1089/vbz.2011.0716 · 2012 · External reference
Relapsing fever group Borrelia in southern California rodents
10.1603/me14021 · 2014 · External reference
Comparison of the mitochondrial 12S and 16S rDNA genes in resolving phylogenetic relationships among hard ticks
10.1093/aesa/92.1.117 · 1999 · External reference
Borrelia parkeri in ornithodoros parkeri collected using compact dry ice traps in California
10.1093/jme/tjy213 · 2019 · External reference
Resolving difficult phylogenetic question: why more sequences are not enough
10.1371/journal.pbio.1000602 · 2011 · External reference
Borrelia diversity and co-infection with other tick-borne pathogens in ticks
1981 · External reference
The desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii as a host for Ornithodoros turicata in California
10.2307/3275236 · 1962 · External reference
Ecological niche modeling and distribution of Ornithodoros hermsi
10.1371/journal.pntd.0006047 · 2017 · External reference
Community ecology and disease risk: lizards, squirrels, and the Lyme disease spirochete in California
10.1890/08-2106.1 · 2010 · External reference
Transovarial transmission of Borrelia hermsii by its tick vector and reservoir host Ornithodoros hermsi
10.3390/microorganisms9091978 · 2021 · External reference
Tick-borne relapsing fever and Borrelia hermsii in Los Angeles County
10.3201/eid1507.090223 · 2009 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2014 · External reference
Relapsing fever, a clinical and microbiological review
10.1097/00005792-196903000-00002 · 1969 · External reference
Relapsing fevers: neglected tick-borne diseases
10.3389/fcimb.2018.00098 · 2018 · External reference
Biological and ecological characteristics of soft ticks and their impact for predicting tick and associated disease distribution
10.1051/parasite/2009163191 · 2009 · External reference
Probable inference, the law of succession, and statistical inference
10.1080/01621459.1927.10502953 · 1927 · External reference
Studies of the desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii
10.2307/1948638 · 1948 · External reference
IQ-TREE 3: phylogeneomic inference software using complex evolutionary models
10.1093/molbev/msag117 · 2026 · External reference
The dens and behavior of the desert tortoise
10.1126/science.92.2397.529.a · 1940 · External reference
Similarity searching using BLAST
10.1007/978-1-59745-251-9_1 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Detection of relapsing fever in human blood samples from Israel using PCR targeting the glpQ gene
10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.04.004 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Tick-borne relapsing fever
10.1016/j.idc.2008.03.006 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Tick-borne relapsing fever in North America
10.1016/s0025-7125(03)00095-6 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Biological and ecological characteristics of soft ticks and their impact for predicting tick and associated disease distribution
10.1051/parasite/2009163191 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Determination of an efficient and reliable method for DNA extraction from ticks
10.1051/vetres:2004038 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Probable inference, the law of succession, and statistical inference
10.1080/01621459.1927.10502953 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Tick-borne relapsing fever in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada
10.1086/516273 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Detection of relapsing fever spirochetes in free-ranging mule deer
10.1089/vbz.2011.0716 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Serologic evidence for Borrelia hermsii infection in rodents on federally owned recreational areas in California
10.1089/vbz.2012.1137 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Borreliosis transmission from ticks associated with desert tortoise burrows: examples of tick-borne relapsing fever in the Mojave desert
10.1089/vbz.2021.0005 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Comparison of the mitochondrial 12S and 16S rDNA genes in resolving phylogenetic relationships among hard ticks
10.1093/aesa/92.1.117 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Borrelia parkeri in ornithodoros parkeri collected using compact dry ice traps in California
10.1093/jme/tjy213 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
IQ-TREE 2: new models and efficient methods for phylogenetic inference in the genomic era
10.1093/molbev/msaa015 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
IQ-TREE 3: phylogeneomic inference software using complex evolutionary models
10.1093/molbev/msag117 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
UFBoot2: improving the ultrafast bootstrap approximation
10.1093/molbev/msx281 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
An empirical test of bootstrapping as a method for assessing confidence in phylogenetic analysis
10.1093/sysbio/42.2.182 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Relapsing fever, a clinical and microbiological review
10.1097/00005792-196903000-00002 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Sequence typing reveals extensive strain diversity of the Lyme borreliosis agents Borrelia burgdorferi in North America and Borrelia afzelii in Europe
10.1099/mic.0.26944-0 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Molecular taxonomy in pholcid spiders (Pholcidae, Araneae): evaluation of species identification methods using CO1 and 16S rRNA
10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00239.x · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Genetic variation in the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene of the American dog tick dermacentor variabilis
10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00073.x · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Evaluating the risk of tick-borne relapsing fever among occupational cavers-Austin, TX, 2017
10.1111/zph.12588 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The dens and behavior of the desert tortoise
10.1126/science.92.2397.529.a · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Biology of borrelia species
10.1128/mr.50.4.381-400.1986 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Host associations and genomic diversity of Borrelia hermsii in an endemic focus of tick-borne relapsing fever in western North America
10.1186/s13071-016-1863-0 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Resolving difficult phylogenetic question: why more sequences are not enough
10.1371/journal.pbio.1000602 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Ecological niche modeling and distribution of Ornithodoros hermsi
10.1371/journal.pntd.0006047 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Seroprevalence for the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae among small and medium sized mammals of Texas
10.1371/journal.pntd.0006877 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Diversity and distribution of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae
10.1371/journal.pntd.0009868 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Structure–function investigation of Vsp serotypes of the spirochete Borrelia hermsii
10.1371/journal.pone.0007597 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The MIQE guidelines: minimum information for publication of quantitative real-time PCR experiments
10.1373/clinchem.2008.112797 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Acquisition and subsequent transmission of Borrelia hermsii by the soft tick ornithodoros hermsi
10.1603/me10283 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Relapsing fever group Borrelia in southern California rodents
10.1603/me14021 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Community ecology and disease risk: lizards, squirrels, and the Lyme disease spirochete in California
10.1890/08-2106.1 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Studies of the desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii
10.2307/1948638 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Ornithodoros parkeri Cooley: observations on the biology of this tick
10.2307/3272629 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii as a host for Ornithodoros turicata in California
10.2307/3275236 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Borreliacidal factor in the blood of the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
10.2307/3284524 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Longevity of the tick Ornithodoros turicata and of Spirochaeta recurrentis within this tick
10.2307/4582740 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Ornithodoros parkeri: distribution and host data; spontaneous infection with relapsing fever spirochetes
10.2307/4582963 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Relapsing Fever: the tick ornithodoros turicata as a spirochetal reservoir
10.2307/4584474 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Typing of Borrelia relapsing fever group strains
10.3201/eid1009.040236 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Tick-borne relapsing fever and Borrelia hermsii in Los Angeles County
10.3201/eid1507.090223 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Diagnosis and management of Borrelia turicatae infection in febrile soldier
10.3201/eid2305.162069 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Detection of tickborne relapsing fever spirochete, Austin, Texas, USA
10.3201/eid2411.172033 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Relapsing fevers: neglected tick-borne diseases
10.3389/fcimb.2018.00098 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
First record of a suspected human-pathogenic Borrelia species in populations of the bat tick Carios vespertilionis in Sweden
10.3390/microorganisms9051100 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Transovarial transmission of Borrelia hermsii by its tick vector and reservoir host Ornithodoros hermsi
10.3390/microorganisms9091978 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes in the Americas
10.3390/vetsci3030016 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Observations on the host selection of Ornithodoros talaje in Panama
10.4269/ajtmh.1933.s1-13.475 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Guidelines for the field evaluation of desert tortoise health and disease
10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.427 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Clinical disease and laboratory abnormalities in free-ranging desert tortoises in California
10.7589/0090-3558-39.1.35 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
