Rickettsia is a genus of intracellular bacteria whose hosts and transmission strategies are both impressively diverse, and this is reflected in a highly dynamic genome. Some previous studies have desc
Phylogenetic tree of tick and tick-associated bacteria in this study. We collected more than 20,000 contemporary and historical (up to 60 years of preservation) tick samples representing a wide range
Background: The identification of factors involved in the host range definition and evolution is a pivotal challenge in the goal to predict and prevent the emergence of plant bacterial disease. To t
