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Immune recognition of salivary proteins from the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus differs according to the genotype of the bovine host.
Parasites & vectors - 14 Mar 2017
Garcia Gustavo Rocha, Maruyama Sandra Regina, Nelson Kristina T, Ribeiro José Marcos Chaves, Gardinassi Luiz Gustavo, Maia Antonio Augusto Mendes, Ferreira Beatriz Rossetti, Kooyman Frans N J, de Miranda Santos Isabel K F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Males of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus produce salivary immunoglobulin-binding proteins and allotypic variations in IgG are associated with tick loads in bovines. These findings indicate that antibody responses may be essential to control tick infestations. Infestation loads with cattle ticks are heritable: some breeds carry high loads of reproductively successful ticks, in others, few ticks...
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