Amblyomma [Amblyomma]

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Terms

Amblyomma americanum
Amblyomma maculatum
Amblyomma triguttatum
Amblyomma variegatum
Aponomma
klíště americké
klíště různobarvé
klíště skvrnité
klíště třískvrnné

 

Amblyomma americanum
Amblyomma maculatum
Amblyomma triguttatum
Amblyomma variegatum
Aponomma
Gulf Coast Tick
Lone Star Tick
Lone-Star Tick
Ornate Kangaroo Tick
Tropical Bont Tick

Definition

A genus of hardbacked TICKS, in the family IXODIDAE. It includes the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, and the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, in the Americas. Amblyomma americanum is the primary vector of EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS and EHRLICHIA EWINGII which cause EHRLICHIOSIS. Other Amblyomma-associated diseases include TULAREMIA and RICKETTSIOSIS.

DUI
D000082762 MeSH Browser
CUI
M000677400
Previous indexing
Ixodidae (1964-2020)
History note
2021
Public note
2021

B Organisms
B01 Eukaryota 417
B01.050 Animals
B01.050.500 Invertebrates 98
B01.050.500.131 Arthropods 182
B01.050.500.131.166 Arachnida 9
B01.050.500.131.166.132 Acari 23
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832 Ticks 578
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400 Ixodidae 48
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.100 Amblyomma 1
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.200 Dermacentor 41
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.313 Haemaphysalis longicornis
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.425 Ixodes 391
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.712 Rhipicephalus 14
B02 Archaea 61
B03 Bacteria 2 110
B04 Viruses 639