Anaplasmosis bacterium tinkers with tick's gene expression to spread to new hosts

For the first time, scientists have shown that the bacterium that causes the tick-borne disease anaplasmosis interferes with tick gene expression for its survival inside cells and to spread to a new vertebrate host.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200702144104.htm