Cryptic Genes for Interbacterial Antagonism distinguish Rickettsia species Infecting Blacklegged Tick from other Rickettsia pathogens
V. I. Verhoeve, T. D. Fauntleroy, R. G. Risteen, T. Driscoll, J. J Gillespie
This study identifies a gene unique to Rickettsia buchneri, hypothesizes its role in interbacterial antagonism, and proposes it as a marker for detecting R. buchneri infection in blacklegged ticks.
bioRxiv · Feb 21, 2022Microbiology