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[7] ’Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii’, an endosymbiont of the tick Ixodes ricinus with a unique intramitochondrial lifestyle.[8] ’Candidatus Midichloria’ Endosymbionts Bloom after the Blood Meal of the Host, the Hard Tick Ixodes ricinus.[6] Molecular and Biological Characterization of a Novel Coxiella-like Agent from Carios capensis[5] Coxiella symbionts in the Cayenne Tick Amblyomma cajennense[4] Molecular evidence for a novel Coxiella from Argas monolakensis (Acari: Argasidae) from Mono Lake, California, USA.[9] Sequence and Expression Analysis of the ompA Gene of Rickettsia peacockii, an Endosymbiont of the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick, Dermacentor andersoni[10] Rickettsial pathogens and their arthropod vectors.[11] Infecton exclusion of the rickettsial pathogen Anaplasma marinale in the tick vector Dermacentor variabilis[12] Rickettsial infection in Dermacentor variabilis inhibies transovarial transmission of a second Rickettsia.[13] Rickettsia peacockii sp.nov., a new species infecting wood ticks, Dermacentor andersoni, in western Montana.[14] Mixed infection of Rickettsiella phytoseiuli and Coxiella burnetii in Dermacentor reticulatus female ticks: electron microscope study.[15] Endocytobionts in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks (Ixodidae): an electron microscope study[16]Clay K, Klyachko O, Grindle N, Civitello D, Oleske D, Fuqua C: Microbial communities and interactions in the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum.Molecular Ecology 2008, 17:4371-4381.[17] Bacterial Diversity in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) with a Focus on Members of the Genus Rickettsia.[18] Application of broad-range 16S rRNA PCR amplification and DGGE fingerprinting for detection of tick-infecting bacteria.[19] Molecular analysis of microbial communities identified in different developmental stages of Ixodes scapularis ticks from Westchester and Dutchess Counties, New York.[20] Assessment of bacterial diversity in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus(Boophilus) microplus through tag-encoded