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The Kunitz-like modulatory protein haemangin is vital for hard tick blood-feeding success. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2009
Ticks are serious haematophagus arthropod pests and are only second to mosquitoes as vectors of diseases of humans and animals. The salivary glands of the slower feeding hard ticks such as Haemaphysalis longicornis are a rich source of bioactive ...
M Khyrul Islam, Naotoshi Tsuji, Takeharu Miyoshi, M Abdul Alim, Xiaohong Huang, Takeshi Hatta, Kozo Fujisaki   +6 more
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Protocol optimization for simultaneous DNA and RNA co-extraction from single hard tick specimens

MethodsX, 2021
Hard ticks are important vectors of DNA- and RNA-based infectious microorganisms, but they also host complex microbial communities in which pathogens and symbionts can interact among each other and with the arthropod host itself. Molecular investigations
Alessandra Cafiso, Giulia Chiappa, Camilla Luzzago, Anita Koni, Daniele Bonato, Xhelil Koleci, Chiara Bazzocchi   +6 more
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Distribution and Seasonal Activity of Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixododae) Infesting Domestic Ruminants in Famenin County, Hamadan Province, Iran

پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2017
Background and Objective: Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are one of the most important obligate ectoparasites of vertebrates, belonging to class Arachnida, which transmit a wide range of pathological agents such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites to ...
F Fayazkhoo, AH Zahirnia, Z Telmadarraiy
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No evidence of African swine fever virus replication in hard ticks [PDF]

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2014
African swine fever (ASF) is caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV), a tick-borne DNA virus. Soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros are the only biological vectors of ASFV recognized so far. Although other hard ticks have been tested for vector competence, two commonly found tick species in Europe, Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus, have not
Helena C. de Carvalho Ferreira, Sara Tudela Zúquete, Michiel Wijnveld, Eefke Weesendorp, Frans Jongejan, Arjan Stegeman, Willie L.A. Loeffen   +6 more
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A preliminary linkage map of the hard tick, Ixodes scapularis [PDF]

Insect Molecular Biology, 2003
AbstractA linkage map of the Ixodes scapularis genome was constructed, based upon segregation amongst 127 loci. These included 84 random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers, 32 Sequence‐Tagged RAPD (STAR) markers, 5 cDNAs, and 5 microsatellites in 232 F1 intercross progeny from a single, field‐collected P1 female.
Ullmann, A. J., Piesman, J., Dolan, M. C., Black IV, W. C.   +3 more
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De novo assembly and annotation of Hyalomma dromedarii tick (Acari: Ixodidae) sialotranscriptome with regard to gender differences in gene expression

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Hard ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites characterized by their long-term feeding. The saliva that they secrete during their blood meal is their crucial weapon against host-defense systems including hemostasis, inflammation and immunity. The
Chaima Bensaoud, Milton Yutaka Nishiyama, Cherif Ben Hamda, Flavio Lichtenstein, Ursula Castro de Oliveira, Fernanda Faria, Inácio Loiola Meirelles Junqueira-de-Azevedo, Kais Ghedira, Ali Bouattour, Youmna M’Ghirbi, Ana Marisa Chudzinski-Tavassi   +10 more
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A Continuing Exploration of Tick–Virus Interactions Using Various Experimental Viral Infections of Hard Ticks [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
To fully unravel the ixodid ticks' role as vectors of viral pathogens, their susceptibility to new control measures, and their ability to develop acaricide resistance, acclimatization of ticks under laboratory conditions is greatly needed. However, the unique and complicated feeding behavior of these ticks compared to that of other hematophagous ...
Melbourne Rio Talactac, Melbourne Rio Talactac, Emmanuel P. Hernandez, Kozo Fujisaki, Tetsuya Tanaka   +4 more
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Formation of hard ticks’ biotopes on urban territories

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2019
Abstract On territory of many cities and towns in the Russian Federation, new stable biotopes of hard ticks have been formed up and being occurred constantly. these ticks eat animal and human blood and are agent transmitters of many transmissive tick-born infectious and invasion diseases.
A. M. Gulyukin, P. I. Khristianovsky, E. V. Novosad, V. V. Belimenko   +3 more
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Birds and hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae), with discussions about hypotheses on tick evolution

FAVE Sección Ciencias Veterinarias, 2017
The relationship between birds (Aves) and hard ticks (Ixodidae) was analyzed for the 386 of 725 tick extant species whose larva, nymph and adults are known as well as their natural hosts. A total of 136 (54 Prostriata= Ixodes, 82 Metastriata= all other genera) are frequently found on Aves, but only 32 species (1 associated with Palaeognathae, 31 with ...
Guglielmone, AA, Nava, S
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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting cattle in three northeastern Algeria regions during the summer season

Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine
Hard ticks are ectoparasites and vectors of many pathogens. Studies on hard ticks in cattle have rarely been conducted in northeastern Algeria. This study aimed to estimate the infestation rate, distribution, and biological diversity of hard tick species
L. Derradj, K. Kohil , M. Gharbi
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