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A new Factor Xa inhibitor from Amblyomma cajennense with a unique domain composition
Bioactive compounds of great interest are found in the saliva of hematophagous organisms. While exploring a cDNA library derived from the salivary glands of the tick Amblyomma cajennense, a transcript that codes for a protein with unique structure (containing an N-terminal Kunitz-type domain and a C-terminus with no homology to any annotated sequences)
I F C, Batista +5 more
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A reassessment of the taxonomic status of Amblyomma cajennense based on the morphological analyses of ticks from the whole distribution area of the species resulted in the redescription of A. cajennense, the validation of 2 species which had been reduced
Nava, Santiago +10 more
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Este estudo avalia a distribuição, a diversidade e a flutuação sazonal de carrapatos, capturados por meio de três técnicas, em cinco áreas institucionais com diferentes características ecoló- gicas e de intervenção humana, no estado do Rio de Janeiro ...
Andrea Kill Silveira +1 more
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The prevalence of parasitic infections, particularly those caused by ectoparasites, may influence the biology and ecology of wild birds. The aim of this study was to investigate occurrences and identify the species of ticks collected from wild birds ...
Ísis Daniele Alves Costa Santolin +7 more
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Divergent environmental preferences and areas of sympatry of tick species in the Amblyomma cajennense complex (Ixodidae) [PDF]
Four species of Neotropical ticks, Amblyomma mixtum, Amblyomma cajennense, Amblyomma tonelliae and Amblyomma sculptum (formerly included in the catch-all name A. cajennense), have an allopatric distribution in much of their range, with areas of parapatry
Nava, Santiago +9 more
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Parasitismo humano por carrapatos na Mata Atlântica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Entre janeiro de 1997 e dezembro de 2007 foi realizada uma investigação epidemiológica objetivando identificar casos de parasitismo por carrapatos em humanos na comunidade que invadiu e está ocupando Área de Proteção Ambiental – (APA), entre o “Parque ...
Nicolau Maués Serra-Freire +2 more
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The Rickettsia bacteria include the aetiological agents for the human spotted fever (SF) disease. In the present study, a SF groupRickettsia amblyommii related bacterium was detected in a field collected Amblyomma sculptum (Amblyomma cajennense species ...
Emília de Carvalho Nunes +7 more
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Objetivou-se verificar a eficiência de um programa de controle estratégico de Amblyomma cajennense em eqüinos sob condições de campo. Os tratamentos carrapaticidas foram realizados a cada sete dias e divididos em dois módulos: o primeiro com início em ...
Arildo P. Da Cunha +6 more
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Study of the Weight of Eggs from Six Ixodid Species from Brazil
Eggs from engorged females of six ixodidae species (Ixodes loricatus, Amblyomma rotundatum, A. cajennense, Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris, Boophilus microplus, Dermacentor nitens) maintained in laboratory were counted to calculate the number and mean ...
Marcelo Bahia Labruna +2 more
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