Browsing Honors Theses by Subject "ticks"

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    • Microscopic analysis of Rickettsial co-infection in the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum 

      Harper, Amanda Benton (Mississippi State UniversityJudy and Bobby Shackouls Honors CollegeDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant PathologyJudy and Bobby Shackouls Honors CollegeCollege of Agriculture and Life SciencesHonors Office of Undergraduate Research, 2016-04)
      Ticks can pass a variety of organisms to humans, resulting in mild flu-like illnesses or more severe diseases that may be fatal if not treated. One group of tick-borne organisms of interest to us are rickettsiae, which ...