Spirochete-like cells in a Dominican amber Ambylomma tick (Arachnida: Ixodidae)

Citeable URL: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/47429b989

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Attribute Name	Values
Creator	Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract	Amber preserves microscopic, soft-bodies organisms and is a good medium in which to trace the evolution of pathogen-vector associations. Spirochetes-like cells (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in the hemocoel and lumen of the alimentary tract of a larva tick (Amblyomma sp. Arachnida: Ixodidae) in Dominican amber are described in the collective fossil genus and species, Palaeoborrelia dominicana n. gen., n. sp. The size and shape of the fossil spirochetes closely resemble those of present day Borellia species. This discovery represents the first record of spirochetes associated with fossil ticks. Keywords: Ixodidae, Tertiary hard tick, Dominican amber
Resource Type	Article
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2014.897699
Date Available	2015-07-15T00:23:25+00:00
Date Issued	2015-07-04
Citation	Poinar Jr., G. (2015). Spirochete-like cells in a Dominican amber Ambylomma tick (Arachnida: Ixodidae). Historical Biology, 27(5), 565-570. doi:10.1080/08912963.2014.897699
Journal Title	Historical Biology
Journal Volume	27
Journal Issue/Number	5
权利声明	Copyright Not Evaluated
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/56435