Characterisation of a cysteine protease from poultry red mites and its potential use as a vaccine for chickens

Poultry red mites (PRMs, Dermanyssus gallinae) are ectoparasites that negatively affect farmed chickens, leading to serious economic losses worldwide. Acaricides have been used to control PRMs in poultry houses. However, some PRMs have developed resistance to acaricides, and therefore different appr...

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Main Authors: Murata Shiro, Taniguchi Ayaka, Isezaki Masayoshi, Fujisawa Sotaro, Sakai Eishi, Taneno Akira, Ichii Osamu, Ito Takuya, Maekawa Naoya, Okagawa Tomohiro, Konnai Satoru, Ohashi Kazuhiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2021-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2021/01/parasite200142/parasite200142.html