Silencing expression of the Rhipicephalus microplus vitellogenin receptor gene blocks Babesia bovis transmission and interferes with oocyte maturation

Silencing expression of the Rhipicephalus microplus vitellogenin receptor gene blocks Babesia bovis transmission and interferes with oocyte maturation

Abstract Background Rhipicephalus microplus is an efficient biological vector of Babesia bovis, a causative agent of bovine babesiosis. Babesia bovis is passed transovarially to the next generation of ticks, which then transmit the parasite to naïve animals. Due to the importance of the R. microplus...

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Main Authors: Hala E. Hussein, Wendell C. Johnson, Naomi S. Taus, Carlos E. Suarez, Glen A. Scoles, Massaro W. Ueti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Rhipicephalus microplus
Vitellogenin receptor
Babesia bovis
RNA interference
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3270-1

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