Tick Histamine Release Factor Is Critical for Ixodes scapularis Engorgement and Transmission of the Lyme Disease Agent

Ticks are distributed worldwide and affect human and animal health by transmitting diverse infectious agents. Effective vaccines against most tick-borne pathogens are not currently available. In this study, we characterized a tick histamine release factor (tHRF) from Ixodes scapularis and addressed...

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Autores principales: Dai, Jianfeng, Narasimhan, Sukanya, Zhang, Lili, Liu, Lei, Wang, Penghua, Fikrig, Erol
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2991271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21124826
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1001205

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2991271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21124826
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1001205

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