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Ixodes scapularis salivary gland microRNAs are differentially expressed during Powassan virus transmission
11 Sept 2019
Abstract excerpt
Successful tick feeding is facilitated by an assortment of pharmacologically-active factors in tick saliva that create an immunologically privileged micro-environment in the host's skin. Through a process known as saliva-assisted transmission, bioactive tick salivary factors modulate the host environment, promoting transmission and establishment of a tick-borne pathogen. This phenomenon was previously...
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