2002
Detection of Attenuated, Noninfectious Spirochetes in Borrelia burgdorferi–Infected Mice after Antibiotic Treatment
Bockenstedt LK, Mao J, Hodzic E, Barthold SW, Fish D. Detection of Attenuated, Noninfectious Spirochetes in Borrelia burgdorferi–Infected Mice after Antibiotic Treatment. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2002, 186: 1430-1437. PMID: 12404158, DOI: 10.1086/345284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionSham-treated miceAntibiotic-treated miceBorrelia burgdorferi infectionReal-time polymerase chain reactionIxodes scapularis ticksAntibiotic therapyNaive miceHistopathologic evidenceAntibiotic treatmentBurgdorferi infectionPersistent infectionSpirochete DNAMiceBorrelia burgdorferiMonthsScapularis ticksChain reactionTherapyXenodiagnosisInfectionSpirochetesLimited durationTreatmentLow levels
1998
African Swine Fever Virus Infection in the Argasid Host, Ornithodoros porcinus porcinus
Kleiboeker S, Burrage T, Scoles G, Fish D, Rock D. African Swine Fever Virus Infection in the Argasid Host, Ornithodoros porcinus porcinus. Journal Of Virology 1998, 72: 1711-1724. PMID: 9499019, PMCID: PMC109458, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.3.1711-1724.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican swine fever virus infectionVirus infectionVirus replicationDays p.Viral titersSalivary glandsActive virus replicationHigh viral titersTick tissuesPersistent infectionPig transmissionSubsequent infectionInfection rateNervous tissueReproductive tissuesInfectionASFV replicationConnective tissueGland tissueBasal laminaSignificant increaseGlandNymphal ticksTissueTimes postinfection