Analysis of the Salivary Gland Transcriptome of Unfed and Partially Fed Amblyomma sculptum Ticks and Descriptive Proteome of the Saliva

Analysis of the Salivary Gland Transcriptome of Unfed and Partially Fed Amblyomma sculptum Ticks and Descriptive Proteome of the Saliva

Ticks are obligate blood feeding ectoparasites that transmit a wide variety of pathogenic microorganisms to their vertebrate hosts. Amblyomma sculptum is vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), the most lethal rickettsiosis that affects humans. It...

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Main Authors: Eliane Esteves, Sandra R. Maruyama, Rebeca Kawahara, André Fujita, Larissa A. Martins, Adne A. Righi, Francisco B. Costa, Giuseppe Palmisano, Marcelo B. Labruna, Anderson Sá-Nunes, José M. C. Ribeiro, Andréa C. Fogaça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Amblyomma
tick
salivary glands
blood feeding
spotted fever
RNA-seq
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00476/full

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