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Factors Affecting the Microbiome of Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum, R. Jory Brinkerhoff, Chris Clark, Kelly Ocasio, David T. Gauthier, Wayne L. Hynes
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Ticks and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae of Southeastern Virginia, Robyn M. Nadolny, Chelsea L. Wright, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes, Holly D. Gaff
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Prevalence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii in Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis Collected From Southeastern Virginia, 2010-2011, Chelsea L. Wright, Holly D. Gaff, Wayne L. Hynes
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Single-Tube Real-Time PCR Assay for Differentiation of Ixodes Affinis and Ixodes scapularis, Chelsea L. Wright, Wayne L. Hynes, Breanna T. White, Mindy N. Marshall, Holly D. Gaff, David T. Gauthier
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In Vitro Propagation of Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae Isolated From Amblyomma maculatum, Alison Luce-Fedrow, Chelsea Wright, Holly D. Gaff, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes, Allen L. Richards
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Rickettsia parkeri in Gulf Coast Ticks, Southeastern Virginia, USA, Chelsea L. Wright, Robyn M. Nadolny, Ju Jiang, Allen L. Richards, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Holly D. Gaff, Wayne L. Hynes
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Ixodes affinis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southeastern Virginia and Implications for the Spread of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Agent of Lyme Disease, Robyn M. Nadolny, Chelsea L. Wright, Wayne L. Hynes, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Holly Gaff
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Silencing Expression of the Defensin, Varisin, in Male Dermacentor variabilis by RNA Interference Results in Reduced Anaplasma Marginale Infections, Katherine M. Kocan, Jose de la Fuente, Raul Manzano-Roman, Victoria Naranjo, Wayne L. Hynes, Daniel E. Sonenshine
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Using RNA Interference to Determine the Role of Varisin in the Innate Immune System of the Hard Tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)., Wayne L. Hynes, Martha M. Stokes, Shannon M. Hensley, S. Michelle Todd, Daniel E. Sonenshine
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Molecular Characterization and Related Aspects of the Innate Immune Response in Ticks, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes
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Bactericidal Effects of Cold Plasma Technology on Geobacillus Stearothermophilus and Bacillus Cereus Microorganisms, Angela D. Morris, Gayle B. McCombs, Susan L. Tolle, Mounir Laroussi, Wayne L. Hynes
Dental Hygiene Faculty Publications

Tissue and Life Stage Distribution of a Defensin-Like Gene in the Lone Star Tick Amblyomma americanum, S. Michelle Todd, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes
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Host Blood Proteins and Peptides in the Midgut of the Tick Dermacentor variabilis Contribute to Bacterial Control, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes, Shane M. Ceraul, Robert Mitchell, Tiffany Benzine
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

A Defensin-Like Gene Expressed in the Black-Legged Tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), Wayne L. Hynes, S. M. Ceraul, S. M. Todd, K. C. Seguin, Daniel E. Sonenshine
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Defensin in Ticks: Molecular Characterization, Expression, and Role in Innate Immunity, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes, Shane M. Ceraul, Michelle Todd
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

An Arthropod Defensin Expressed by the Hemocytes of the American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae), Shane M. Ceraul, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Robert E. Ratzlaff, Wayne L. Hynes
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Resistance of the Tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) Following Challenge with the Bacterium Escherichia coli (Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae), Shane M. Ceraul, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes
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Glass Capillary Tube Feeding: A Method for Infecting Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) with the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, Anne H. Broadwater, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes, Shane Ceraul, Aravinda M. De Silva
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Contrasts in Tick Innate Immune Responses to Borrelia burgdorferi challenge: Immuno-tolerance in Ixodes scapularis versus Immunocompetence in Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)., Robert Johns, Jun Ohnishi, Anne Broadwater, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Aravinda M. DeSilva, Wayne L. Hynes
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Tick Immunity to Microbial Infections: Control of Representative Bacteria in the Hard Tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae), Robert Johns, Shane Ceraul, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes
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Identification of a Defensin from the Hemolymph of the American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis, Robert Johns, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes
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Hyaluronidases of Gram-Positive Bacteria, Wayne L. Hynes, Sheryl Lynne Walton
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Response of the Tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) to Hemocoelic Inoculation of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochetales), Robert Johns, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes
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Nucleotide Sequence of the Streptococcin A-FF22 Lantibiotic Regulon: Model for Production of the Lantibiotic SA-FF22 by Strains of Streptococcus pyogenes, Robert E. McLaughlin, Joseph J. Ferretti, Wayne L. Hynes
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