Tick-Host Range Adaptation: Changes in Protein Profiles in Unfed Adult Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum Saliva Stimulated to Feed on Different Hosts

Understanding the molecular basis of how ticks adapt to feed on different animal hosts is central to understanding tick and tick-borne disease (TBD) epidemiology. There is evidence that ticks differentially express specific sets of genes when stimulated to start feeding. This study was initiated to...

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Main Authors: Lucas Tirloni, Tae K. Kim, Antônio F. M. Pinto, John R. Yates, Itabajara da Silva Vaz, Albert Mulenga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00517/full