Shahid Karim, kshahid@uri.edu, Abi Kumaresan, abik@ele.uri.edu, Emily Troiano, emily.troiano@gmail.com, and Thomas N. Mather, tmather@uri.edu. University of Rhode Island, Center for Vector-Borne Disease, 9 East Alumni Ave, Suite # 7, Kingston, RI
Species 1: Acari Ixodidae
Rhipicephalus microplus (cattle tick)
Species 2: Rickettsiales Anaplasmataceae
Anaplasma marginale