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Specific expression of Anaplasma marginale major surface protein 2 salivary gland variants occurs in the midgut and is an early event during tick transmission.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jan 2002
Löhr Christiane V, Rurangirwa Fred R, McElwain Terry F, Stiller David, Palmer Guy H
Abstract excerpt
Infectivity of Anaplasma spp. develops when infected ticks feed on a mammalian host (transmission feed). Specific Anaplasma marginale major surface protein 2 (MSP2) variants are selected for within the tick and are expressed within the salivary glands. The aims of this study were to determine when and where MSP2 variant selection occurs in the tick, how MSP2 expression is regulated in salivary glands of...
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