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Otobius megnini (Acari: Argasidae) in Iran: exotic or established?
Persian Journal of Acarology, 2018 Otobius megnini is a tick species which it's larvae and nymphs feed deep in the external ear canal of a variety of ungulates. In this study, twelve adult and four nymph specimens were collected from cattle hosts in Sistan and Baluchestan, and Hamedan ...
Asadollah Hosseini Chegeni +3 more
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Effect of O. porcinus Tick Salivary Gland Extract on the African Swine Fever Virus Infection in Domestic Pig. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 African swine fever is a haemorrhagic disease in pig production that can have disastrous financial consequences for farming. No vaccines are currently available and animal slaughtering or area zoning to restrict risk-related movements are the only ...
Jennifer Bernard +8 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Ticks transmit numerous pathogens to animals including humans; therefore, they are parasites of health concern. Soft ticks infesting domestic fowl in Pakistan are carriers of viruses and bacteria and cause unestimated economic losses in the poultry ...
Hafsa Zahid +5 more
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Cell lines from the soft tick Ornithodoros moubata [PDF]
Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2009 Primary cell cultures (n = 16) were initiated from tissues of embryonic and neonatal larval Ornithodoros moubata following methods developed for hard ticks. After maintenance for 20-25 months in vitro, cell multiplication commenced in surviving cultures, leading to the establishment of six cell lines designated OME/CTVM21, 22, 24, 25, 26 and 27.
Bell-Sakyi, L. +2 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 This study was conducted to enhance the identification of novel targets to develop acaricides that can be used to advance integrated tick-borne disease management.
Perot Saelao +7 more
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New Microbes and New Infections, 2019 Bartonella massiliensis sp. nov., strain OS09T (= CSURB624T = DSM 23169), is the type strain of Bartonella massiliensis sp. nov., a new species within the genus Bartonella.
H. Medkour +4 more
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Journal of Veterinary Research, 2023 Ticks are blood-sucking arthropods that have negative economic impacts and can spread a variety of diseases through their bites. There are few reports on soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae) and tick-borne pathogens in southern Xinjiang, China.
Li Siang +8 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious, deadly infectious disease, has caused huge economic losses to animal husbandry with a 100% mortality rate of the most acute and acute infection, which is listed as a legally reported animal disease by the ...
Tianbao Lv +13 more
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A novel clade of cysteinyl leukotriene scavengers in soft ticks [PDF]
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2008 Inflammation is an important vertebrate defense mechanism against ecto-parasites for which ticks have evolved numerous mechanisms of modulation. AM-33 and TSGP4, related lipocalins from the soft ticks Argas monolakensis and Ornithodoros savignyi bind cysteinyl leukotrienes with high affinity as measured by isothermal titration calorimetry.
Ben J, Mans, José M C, Ribeiro
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Evidence of a tick RNAi pathway by comparative genomics and reverse genetics screen of targets with known loss-of-function phenotypes in Drosophila [PDF]
, 2009 Background The Arthropods are a diverse group of organisms including Chelicerata (ticks, mites, spiders), Crustacea (crabs, shrimps), and Insecta (flies, mosquitoes, beetles, silkworm).
Rodriguez Valle, Manuel +35 more
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