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Catalase is a determinant of the colonization and transovarial transmission of Rickettsia parkeri in the Gulf Coast tick Amblyomma maculatum

The Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum) has evolved as the competent vector of the spotted-fever group rickettsia, Rickettsia parkeri. In this study, the functional role of catalase, an enzyme responsible for the degradation of toxic hydrogen peroxide, in the colonization of the tick vector by R....

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Published in:Insect Mol Biol
Main Authors: Budachetri, Khemraj, Kumar, Deepak, Karim, Shahid
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5496812/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28370634
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imb.12304
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