The second most abundant bacteria were Rickettsia species, which could indicate that they have a symbiotic relationship with ticks, which is currently unknown to us. Parasitizing migrating birds ...

SFRs vary in presentation, from mild to fatal, depending on the species of tick, however, early symptoms are non-specific.

The Lamason Lab studies R. parkeri as a model for infection of the more virulent Rickettsia rickettsii. R. rickettsii, carried and transmitted by ticks, causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

The second most abundant bacteria were Rickettsia species, which the research team said could indicate that they have a "symbiotic" relationship with ticks which is currently unknown to science.

who was coinfected with Rickettsia raoultii. The 15 patients who had paired serum samples showed an increase by a factor of four in their baseline IgG antibody titers (Table S2). The clinical ...