Adaptation of Anaplasma phagocytophilum to the tick vector is controlled by the transcriptional regulator Tr1
EricaRose Warwick, Rachel Burt, Jeffrey T. Badigian, Daniel Howell, Kyle T. Swallow, Chloe Leach, Azeza Mohamed Falghoush, Dana K. Shaw, Ian T. Cadby, Jason M. Park
This study identifies Tr1 as a master transcriptional regulator essential for Anaplasma phagocytophilum adaptation to ticks by controlling the expression of genes involved in virulence and vector survival.
mSphere · Jun 15, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology