A crucial nexus: Phylogenetic versus ecological support of the life-cycle of Ixodes ricinus (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae) and Borrelia spp. amplification by Agustin Estrada-Peña, Hein Sprong, Sara R. Wijburg

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Xenodiagnosis in the wild: A methodology to investigate infectiousness for tick-borne bacteria in a songbird reservoir by Jens Zarka, Dieter Heylen, Hein Sprong, Manoj Fonville, Joris Elst, Erik Matthysen

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Spatial and temporal variation of five different pathogens and symbionts in Ixodes ricinus nymphs in the Netherlands by Nienke Hartemink, Gerrit Gort, Aleksandra I. Krawczyk, Manoj Fonville, Arnold J.H. van Vliet, Willem Takken, Hein Sprong

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Ixodes ricinus tick presence is associated with abiotic but not biotic factors by Nannet D. Fabri, Tim R. Hofmeester, Frauke Ecke, Hein Sprong, Jordi Timmermans, Hans Heesterbeek, Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt

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Limited evidence of infection with other tick-borne pathogens in patients tested for Lyme neuroborreliosis in the Netherlands by Joris Koetsveld, Alex Wagemakers, Matthijs Brouwer, Bob de Wever, Ankje de Vries, Steven van Gucht, Anita Buskermolen, Diederik van Beek, Hein Sprong, Joppe W. Hovius

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Differential susceptibility of geographically distinct Ixodes ricinus populations to tick-borne encephalitis virus and louping ill virus by Julian W. Bakker, Helen J. Esser, Hein Sprong, Gert-Jan Godeke, Tabitha E. Hoornweg, Willem F. de Boer, Gorben P. Pijlman, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt

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Similarities between Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes inopinatus genomes and horizontal gene transfer from their endosymbionts by Valérie O. Baede, Oumayma Jlassi, Paulina M. Lesiczka, Hend Younsi, Hans J. Jansen, Khalil Dachraoui, Jane Segobola, Mourad Ben Said, Wouter J. Veneman, Ron P. Dirks, Hein Sprong, Elyes Zhioua

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