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Acetylcholinesterase 1 in populations of organophosphate-resistant North American strains of the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae).
Parasitology research - 1 Aug 2015
Bendele Kylie G, Guerrero Felix D, Miller Robert J, Li Andrew Y, Barrero Roberto A, Moolhuijzen Paula M, Black Michael, McCooke John K, Meyer Jason, Hill Catherine A, Bellgard Matthew I
Abstract excerpt
Rhipicephalus microplus, the cattle fever tick, is a global economic problem to the cattle industry due to direct infestation of cattle and pathogens transmitted during feeding. Cattle fever tick outbreaks continue to occur along the Mexico-US border even though the tick has been eradicated from the USA. The organophosphate (OP) coumaphos targets acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and is the approved acaricide for...
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