Identification of Residual Blood Proteins in Ticks by Mass Spectrometry Proteomics

نویسندگان

  • Samanthi Wickramasekara
  • Jonas Bunikis
  • Vicki Wysocki
  • Alan G. Barbour
چکیده

Mass spectrometry-based proteomics of individual ticks demonstrated persistence of mammalian host blood components, including alpha- and beta-globin chains, histones, and mitochondrial enzymes, in Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum ticks for months after molting. Residual host proteins may identify sources of infection for ticks.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases

دوره 14  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008