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RNA interference screening in ticks for identification of protective antigens.
Parasitology research - 1 Jun 2005
de la Fuente José, Almazán Consuelo, Blouin Edmour F, Naranjo Victoria, Kocan Katherine M
Abstract excerpt
Ticks are ectoparasites of wild and domestic animals and humans, and are considered to be the most important arthropod vector of pathogens in North America. Development of vaccines directed against tick proteins may effect reduction of tick infestations and transmission of tick-borne pathogens. The limiting step for the development of tick vaccines has been the identification of tick protective antigens. Reverse...
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