RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Novel <em>Rickettsia</em> spp. in two common overwintering North American passerines
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 2022.06.18.496698
DO 10.1101/2022.06.18.496698
A1 Daniel J. Becker
A1 Allison Byrd
A1 Tara M. Smiley
A1 Mariana Fernandes Marques
A1 Julissa Villegas Nunez
A1 Katherine M. Talbott
A1 Jonathan W. Atwell
A1 Dmitriy V. Volokhov
A1 Ellen D. Ketterson
A1 Alex E. Jahn
A1 Kerry L. Clark
YR 2022
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2022/06/19/2022.06.18.496698.abstract
AB American robins and dark-eyed juncos migrate across North America, but their contributions to arthropod-borne disease remain poorly characterized. We identified novel Rickettsia spp. in one wintering migrant per bird species related to bellii, transitional, and spotted fever group rickettsiae and suggest spring migration could disperse these pathogens hundreds-to-thousands of kilometers.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.