Natural Transmission of Zoonotic Babesia spp. by Ixodes ricinus Ticks
To determine characteristics of natural transmission of Babesia sp. EU1 and B. divergens by adult Ixodes ricinus ticks, we examined tick salivary gland contents. We found that I.
Claire A.M. Becker +4 more
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Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection and effect on lamb growth [PDF]
Background: A major challenge in sheep farming during the grazing season along the coast of south-western Norway is tick-borne fever (TBF) caused by the bacteria Anaplasma phagocytophilum that is transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus.
E Lindgren +38 more
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Management Options for Ixodes ricinus-Associated Pathogens: A Review of Prevention Strategies
Ticks are important human and animal parasites and vectors of many infectious disease agents. Control of tick activity is an effective tool to reduce the risk of contracting tick-transmitted diseases.
J. Černý +5 more
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Ricinus communis is a traditional medicinal plant which has been utilized for centuries for treatment of various conditions. Due to the presence of diverse phytochemicals, Ricinus is an outstanding natural resource to discover new drugs for various ...
Nahid Hassan Hajrah +8 more
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Influence of tick age and land-use on Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in Ixodes ricinus ticks from the Swabian Alb, Germany. [PDF]
Weilage S +4 more
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Identification of a novel ß-adrenergic octopamine receptor-like gene (ßAOR-like) and increased ATP-binding cassette B10 (ABCB10) expression in a Rhipicephalus microplus cell line derived from acaricide-resistant ticks [PDF]
Background: The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is an economically important parasite of livestock. Effective control of ticks using acaricides is threatened by the emergence of resistance to many existing compounds. Several continuous R.
Bell-Sakyi, Lesley +4 more
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«Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii» is the sheep tick Ixodes ricinus endosymbiont. This unique bacteria can occupy and persist within the mitochondria of animals. I.
S. N. Shpynov
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The role of CDC48 in the retro-translocation of non-ubiquitinated toxin substrates in plant cells [PDF]
When the catalytic A subunits of the castor bean toxins ricin and Ricinus communis agglutinin (denoted as RTA and RCA A, respectively) are delivered into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of tobacco protoplasts, they become substrates for ER ...
Aldo Ceriotti +69 more
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Anti-Tick Microbiota Vaccine Impacts Ixodes ricinus Performance during Feeding
The tick microbiota is a highly complex ensemble of interacting microorganisms. Keystone taxa, with a central role in the microbial networks, support the stability and fitness of the microbial communities.
Lourdes Mateos-Hernández +9 more
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Background Understanding aggregation of ticks on hosts and attachment of life stages to different host species, are central components for understanding tick-borne disease epidemiology.
Atle Mysterud +3 more
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