Saliva from nymph and adult females of Haemaphysalis longicornis: a proteomic study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Haemaphysalis longicornis is a major vector of Theileria spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia spp. and Coxiella burnetti in East Asian countries. All life stages of ixodid ticks have a destructive pool-feeding style in which they create a pool-feeding site by lacerating host tissue and secreting a variety of biologically active compounds that allows the tick to evade host responses, enabling the uptake of a blood meal. The identification and functional characterization of tick saliva proteins can be useful to elucidate the molecular mechanisms involved in tick development and to conceive new anti-tick control methods.

Methods

H. longicornis tick saliva was collected from fully engorged nymphs and fully engorged adults induced by dopamine or pilocarpine, respec

SUBMITTER: Tirloni L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4484640 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature