Identification of Residual Blood Proteins in Ticks by Mass Spectrometry Proteomics

Mass spectrometry–based proteomics of individual ticks demonstrated persistence of mammalian host blood components, including α- and β-globin chains, histones, and mitochondrial enzymes, in Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum ticks for months after molting. Residual host proteins may identify...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Samanthi Wickramasekara, Jonas Bunikis, Vicki Wysocki, Alan G. Barbour
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-08-01
Subjects:	Tick blood protein mass spectrometry proteomics host
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/8/08-0227_article