Neotoma Fuscipes (Noun)
Meaning
Host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The dusky-footed woodrat, Neotoma fuscipes, is a common host to the western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus, in northern California.
- Neotoma fuscipes is a primary host for the nymphal stage of Ixodes pacificus, the tick that transmits Lyme disease in northern California.
- Studies have shown that Neotoma fuscipes is an important host for Ixodes pacificus, the tick that vectors Lyme disease in northern California.
- In northern California, Neotoma fuscipes is a key host for the larval and nymphal stages of Ixodes pacificus, the tick that transmits Lyme disease.
- Neotoma fuscipes is a common rodent species in northern California that serves as a host for Ixodes pacificus, the tick that transmits Lyme disease to humans.