Tick extracellular vesicles enable arthropod feeding and promote distinct outcomes of bacterial infection

Tick extracellular vesicles enable arthropod feeding and promote distinct outcomes of bacterial infection

Extracellular vesicles have been implicated in the transmission of pathogens from the arthropod to the human host. Here the authors show that tick-derived extracellular vesicles play a role in feeding and modulate the outcome of bacterial infection.

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Main Authors:	Adela S. Oliva Chávez, Xiaowei Wang, Liron Marnin, Nathan K. Archer, Holly L. Hammond, Erin E. McClure Carroll, Dana K. Shaw, Brenden G. Tully, Amanda D. Buskirk, Shelby L. Ford, L. Rainer Butler, Preeti Shahi, Kateryna Morozova, Cristina C. Clement, Lauren Lawres, Anya J. O’ Neal, Choukri Ben Mamoun, Kathleen L. Mason, Brandi E. Hobbs, Glen A. Scoles, Eileen M. Barry, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Utpal Pal, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Marcelo B. Sztein, Marcela F. Pasetti, Michael L. Levin, Michail Kotsyfakis, Steven M. Jay, Jason F. Huntley, Lloyd S. Miller, Laura Santambrogio, Joao H. F. Pedra
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23900-8

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23900-8