Amblyomma sculptum Salivary Protease Inhibitors as Potential Anti-Tick Vaccines
Amblyomma sculptum is the main tick associated with human bites in Brazil and the main vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of the most severe form of Brazilian spotted fever. Molecules produced in the salivary glands are directly related to feeding success and vector competence. In...
Main Authors: | Gabriel Cerqueira Alves Costa, Izabela Cosso Tavares Ribeiro, Otoni Melo-Junior, Nelder F. Gontijo, Mauricio R.V. Sant’Anna, Marcos H. Pereira, Grasielle C.D. Pessoa, Leonardo B. Koerich, Fabiano Oliveira, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Rodolfo Cordeiro Giunchetti, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu, Ricardo N. Araujo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.611104/full |
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