Job E. López

Baylor College of Medicine — United States

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Vector-borne infectious diseases(82), Viral Infections and Vectors(78), Vector-Borne Animal Diseases(35), Mosquito-borne diseases and control(25), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences(8)

Publications97 total

Human exposure to spirochete-infected Ornithodoros turicata collected from the home of an individual in the Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

2025Open Access

Genome report: whole-genome assembly of the relapsing fever tick Ornithodoros turicata Dugès (Acari: Argasidae)

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics·2025Open Access

Serological Analysis Indicating the Exposure of Two Volunteers to Relapsing Fever Borrelia sp. in Nayarit, Mexico

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2025

Use of a mouse model for the isolation of Borrelia puertoricensis from soft ticks

1 cited

PLoS ONE·2025· 1 citedOpen Access

Identification and characterization of a novel Pavlovskyella (Acari: Argasidae) from Chile, parasite of the culpeo fox (Lycalopex culpaeus)

Journal of Medical Entomology·2024Open Access

Tick-Borne Diseases and Pregnancy: A Narrative Review Evaluating Pregnancy Complications Caused by Tick-Borne Diseases

3 cited

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease·2024· 3 citedOpen Access

Complete genome sequence of Borrelia miyamotoi strain MN18-0001, an Am-East-2 strain type isolate derived from an Ixodes scapularis tick (Minnesota)

Microbiology Resource Announcements·2024Open Access

Mitochondrial genome analysis across different populations reveals the intraspecific variation and phylogeography of the Caucasian soft tick relapsing fever vector, Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) verrucosus (Ixodida: Argasidae)

4 cited

Infection Genetics and Evolution·2024· 4 citedOpen Access

Isolation of Borrelia puertoricensis from ticks collected in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

2024Open Access

Borrelia turicatae from Ticks in Peridomestic Setting, Camayeca, Mexico

3 cited

Emerging infectious diseases·2024· 3 citedOpen Access

Mitochondrial Genome Analysis Across Different Populations Reveals the Intraspecific Variation and Phylogeography of the Caucasian Soft Tick Relapsing Fever Vector, Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) Verrucosus (Ixodida: Argasidae)

SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access

Autogenous reproduction by Ornithodoros turicata (Ixodida: Argasidae) females and vertical transmission of the tick-borne pathogen Borrelia turicatae (Spirochaetales: Borreliaceae )

3 cited

Applied and Environmental Microbiology·2023· 3 citedOpen Access

Comparative genomics analysis of three conserved plasmid families in the Western Hemisphere soft tick-borne relapsing fever borreliae provides insight into variation in genome structure and antigenic variation systems

3 cited

Microbiology Spectrum·2023· 3 citedOpen Access

New records of Ornithodoros turicata (Ixodida: Argasidae) in rural and urban sites in the Mexican states of Aguascalientes and Zacatecas indicate the potential for tick-borne relapsing fever

7 cited

Experimental and Applied Acarology·2023· 7 citedOpen Access

Isolation and genomic characterization of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia turicatae , from ticks collected in a peridomestic setting of Camayeca, Mexico

2023Open Access

Description of a new Pavlovskyella species (Acari: Argasidae) from Chile

9 cited

Journal of Medical Entomology·2023· 9 citedOpen Access

Vertical transmission of Borrelia turicatae (Spirochaetales: Borreliaceae ) by autogenously reproducing Ornithodoros turicata (Ixodida: Argasidae) female naturally infected with the spirochetes

2023Open Access

A serological assay to detect and differentiate rodent exposure to soft tick and hard tick relapsing fever infections in the United States

1 cited

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases·2023· 1 citedOpen Access

Editorial: Biological drivers of vector–pathogen interactions – vol II

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology·2023Open Access

1 cited

2023· 1 citedOpen Access

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Frequent Co-authors

Tom G. Schwan(14), Hannah K. Wilder(11), Aparna Krishnavajhala(10), Sandra J. Raffel(9), Alexander R. Kneubehl(9), Pete D. Teel(8), Adalberto Á. Pérez de León(7), Brittany A. Armstrong(7), Edward J. Wozniak(5), William K. Boyle(5), Sergio E. Bermúdez(5), David Safronetz(4), Nafomon Sogoba(4), Wendy C. Brown(4), Robert J. Fischer(4), Brandi N. McCoy(4), Stephen F. Porcella(4), Guy H. Palmer(3), Kelly A. Brayton(3), Junzo Norimine(3)