Resistance of Tick Gut Microbiome to Anti-Tick Vaccines, Pathogen Infection and Antimicrobial Peptides
<i>Ixodes scapularis</i> ticks harbor microbial communities including pathogenic and non-pathogenic microbes. Pathogen infection increases the expression of several tick gut proteins, which disturb the tick gut microbiota and impact bacterial biofilm formation. <i>Anaplasma phagocy...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Pathogens |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/4/309 |