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Transcriptome analysis of the salivary glands of Dermacentor andersoni Stiles (Acari: Ixodidae).
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2007
Alarcon-Chaidez Francisco J, Sun Jianxin, Wikel Stephen K
Abstract excerpt
Amongst blood-feeding arthropods, ticks of the family Ixodidae (hard ticks) are vectors and reservoirs of a greater variety of infectious agents than any other ectoparasite. Salivary glands of ixodid ticks secrete a large number of pharmacologically active molecules that not only facilitate feeding but also promote establishment of infectious agents. Genomic, proteomic and immunologic characterization of...
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