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