Deep Sequencing Analysis of the Ixodes ricinus Haemocytome.

BACKGROUND:Ixodes ricinus is the main tick vector of the microbes that cause Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis in Europe. Pathogens transmitted by ticks have to overcome innate immunity barriers present in tick tissues, including midgut, salivary glands epithelia and the hemocoel. Molecularly...

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Main Authors: Michalis Kotsyfakis, Petr Kopáček, Zdeněk Franta, Joao H F Pedra, José M C Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4430169?pdf=render