Cattle Tick Rhipicephalus microplus-Host Interface: A Review of Resistant and Susceptible Host Responses

Cattle Tick Rhipicephalus microplus-Host Interface: A Review of Resistant and Susceptible Host Responses

Ticks are able to transmit tick-borne infectious agents to vertebrate hosts which cause major constraints to public and livestock health. The costs associated with mortality, relapse, treatments, and decreased production yields are economically significant. Ticks adapted to a hematophagous existence...

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Main Authors: Ala E. Tabor, Abid Ali, Gauhar Rehman, Gustavo Rocha Garcia, Amanda Fonseca Zangirolamo, Thiago Malardo, Nicholas N. Jonsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
ticks
immunity
tick resistance
tick susceptibility
cattle breeds
genetic variation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00506/full

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