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Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick) is a species of tick in the genus Amblyomma. Immatures usually infest small mammals and birds that dwell on the ground; cotton rats may be particularly favored hosts. [1] Some recorded hosts include: Geothlypis trichas [2] Cardinalis cardinalis [3] Passerina ciris [3] Sialia sialis [3] Thryothorus ...
Amblyomma americanum Amblyomma cajennense Amblyomma maculatum Amblyomma marmoreum C. L. Koch drawn by Oudemans Amblyomma scalpturatum. Amblyomma is a genus of hard ticks. Some are disease vectors, for example the Rocky Mountain spotted fever in United States or ehrlichiosis in Brazil. Amblyomma supinoi Amblyomma triste Amblyomma variegatum
Borrelia burgdorferi is a bacterial species of the spirochete class in the genus Borrelia, and is one of the causative agents of Lyme disease in humans. [1] [2] Along with a few similar genospecies, some of which also cause Lyme disease, it makes up the species complex of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.
sensu ("sense" in Latin): as in sensu stricto (s. s.) (in the strict sense), sensu lato (in a broad sense), etc.; see sensu for more variants and details;
Armadillidium maculatum, the "zebra pillbug", a species of woodlouse, a type of isopod crustacean; Anorostoma maculatum, a fly species; Anelaphus maculatum, a beetle species; Ambystoma maculatum, the "spotted salamander", a species of amphibian found in Eastern North America; Amblyomma maculatum, the "Gulf Coast tick"
Tick-borne diseases, which afflict humans and other animals, are caused by infectious agents transmitted by tick bites. [1] They are caused by infection with a variety of pathogens , including rickettsia and other types of bacteria , viruses , and protozoa . [ 2 ]
Sensu lato A Latin phrase meaning ' in the broad sense ', it is often used after a binomial species name , often abbreviated as s.l. , to indicate a species complex represented by that species. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ]
Amblyomma americanum, also known as the lone star tick, the northeastern water tick, or the turkey tick, is a type of tick indigenous to much of the eastern United States and Mexico, that bites painlessly and commonly goes unnoticed, remaining attached to its host for as long as seven days until it is fully engorged with blood.