1 Tick-Pathogen Transmission Unit, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, MT, USA.
2 Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, MT, USA.
3 Tick-Pathogen Transmission Unit, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, MT, USA. Electronic address: lucas.tirloni@nih.gov.