Jonathan D. Oliver

The vitellogenesis pathway of the tick host Ixodes scapularis regulates Rickettsia buchneri transcriptional state and persistence

This study shows that the tick's vitellogenesis pathway regulates the transcriptional state of its endosymbiont Rickettsia buchneri, independent of bacterial abundance.

Evaluating the diagnostic capabilities of nanopore sequencing for Borrelia burgdorferi detection in blacklegged ticks

This study evaluates nanopore adaptive sampling for detecting Borrelia burgdorferi in ticks, finding it highly specific but with moderate sensitivity and high false-negative rates.

Nanopore adaptive sampling for mitogenome sequencing and bloodmeal identification in hematophagous insects

This paper uses the Oxford Nanopore Adaptive Sampling pipeline to sequence mitogenomes of hematophagous insects and identify their bloodmeal hosts, aiding in disease transmission studies.