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Rearing Ixodes scapularis, the Black-legged Tick: Feeding Immature Stages on Mice

Ixodes scapularis, the vector of Lyme disease, is one of the most important disease vectors in the eastern and Midwestern United States. This species is a three host tick that requires a blood meal from a vertebrate host for each development stage, and the adult females require a blood meal for repr...

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Published in:J Vis Exp
Main Authors: Nuss, Andrew B., Mathew, Manoj G., Gulia-Nuss, Monika
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MyJove Corporation 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5607899/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28518080
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3791/55286
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