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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2021-01-01
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Series: | Parasite |
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Online Access: | https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2021/01/parasite200142/parasite200142.html |