Sialotranscriptomics of the argasid tick Ornithodoros moubata along the trophogonic cycle
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A proteomic approach to the identification of salivary proteins from the argasid ticks Ornithodoros moubata and Ornithodoros erraticus.
The saliva of ticks contains anti-haemostatic, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory molecules that allow these parasites to obtain a blood meal from the host and help tick-borne pathogens to infect the vertebrate host more efficiently. This makes the salivary molecules attractive targets to control ticks and tick-borne pathogens. Although Ornithodoros moubata and O. erraticus are important ar...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009105