This article is a correction to:
Differential Expression of Putative Ornithodoros turicata Defensins Mediated by Tick Feeding
Brittany A. Armstrong1,2
Alexander R. Kneubehl1,2Robert D. Mitchell III3Aparna Krishnavajhala2Pete D. Teel4Adalberto A. Pérez de León3
Job E. Lopez1,2*- 1Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- 2Department of Pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- 3Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Veterinary Pest Genomics Center, Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service, Kerrville, TX, United States
- 4Department of Entomology, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station, TX, United States
A Corrigendum on
Differential Expression of Putative Ornithodoros turicata Defensins Mediated by Tick Feeding
by Armstrong, B. A., Kneubehl, A. R., Mitchell, R. D. III., Krishnavajhala, A., Teel, P. D., Pérez de León, A. A., et al. (2020). Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 10:152. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00152
The original article stated that “Moreover, O. turicata, O. coriaceus, and O. parkeri were experimentally shown to be competent vectors of African swine fever virus (ASFV) (Hess et al., 1987), an emerging pathogen in Europe and Asia,” which is incorrect. It should read “Moreover, O. turicata and O. coriaceus were experimentally shown to be competent vectors of African swine fever virus (ASFV) (Hess et al., 1987), an emerging pathogen in Europe and Asia. O. parkeri was able to be infected with ASFV, but unable to transmit the pathogen via tick bite (Hess et al., 1987).” A correction has been made to the Introduction, first paragraph:
“Ornithodoros (argasid) species are vectors of veterinary and medically significant pathogens. The primary species in the United States that transmit pathogens include Ornithodoros turicata, Ornithodoros hermsi, Ornithodoros parkeri, Ornithodoros talaje, and Ornithodoros coriaceus (Davis, 1939; Cooley and Kohls, 1944; Hess et al., 1987; Donaldson et al., 2016; Lopez et al., 2016; Sage et al., 2017). These species have been implicated in the transmission of tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes (Lane et al., 1985; Dworkin et al., 2002; Nieto et al., 2012; Lopez et al., 2016; Christensen et al., 2017; Bissett et al., 2018). Moreover, O. turicata and O. coriaceus were experimentally shown to be competent vectors of African swine fever virus (ASFV) (Hess et al., 1987), an emerging pathogen in Europe and Asia. O. parkeri was able to be infected with ASFV, but unable to transmit the pathogen via tick bite (Hess et al., 1987). Ornithodoros ticks play a significant role in pathogen maintenance, yet very little is known regarding vector competence.”
The authors apologize for the error and state that it does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.
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Keywords: Ornithdoros turicata, antimicrobial peptide (AMP), gene expression, defensins, argasid (soft) ticks, immune response
Citation: Armstrong BA, Kneubehl AR, Mitchell RD III, Krishnavajhala A, Teel PD, Pérez de León AA and Lopez JE (2020) Corrigendum: Differential Expression of Putative Ornithodoros turicata Defensins Mediated by Tick Feeding. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 10:310. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00310
Received: 08 May 2020; Accepted: 22 May 2020;
Published: 02 July 2020.
Edited and reviewed by: Emily Derbyshire, Duke University, United States
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*Correspondence: Job E. Lopez, job.lopez@bcm.edu