Immunity against a ‘silent’ salivary antigen of the Lyme vector Ixodes scapularis impairs its ability to feed

Ixodes scapularis ticks transmit the Lyme disease agent in the US. Although strong anti-tick immunity mediates tick rejection by certain vertebrates, only a few antigens have been molecularly characterized. We show that guinea pig vaccination against a secreted tick salivary immunomodulator—sialosta...

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Main Authors: Kotsyfakis, Michalis, Anderson, Jennifer M., Andersen, John F., Calvo, Eric, Francischetti, Ivo M. B., Mather, Thomas N., Valenzuela, Jesus G., Ribeiro, José M. C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2562228/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18832673
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