An insight into the ovary and midgut transcriptome of Dermacentor nitens tick.

ABSTRACT: The tropical horse tick, Dermacentor nitens, is a one-host hard tick widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, where it primarily parasitizes horses and occasionally cattle and other livestock. This species is of veterinary importance due to its role as a vector of Babesia caballi, the causative agent of equine piroplasmosis. Despite its significance, genomic resources for D. nitens remain scarce, limiting molecular and functional studies. Here, we present the most comprehensive transcriptome assembly of D. nitens to date, encompassing midgut and ovary transcriptomes during the rapid phase of blood feeding. Using deep sequencing approaches, we identified and annotated a large repertoire of transcripts expressed during blood feeding and reproduction, proces

SUBMITTER: Lu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12872091 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature