Vitellogenin-2 Accumulation in the Fat Body and Hemolymph of Babesia-Infected Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.908142
Abstract: The protozoan parasite Babesia spp. invades into tick oocytes and remains in the offspring. The transovarial transmission phenomenon of Babesia in ticks has been demonstrated experimentally, but the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Babesia invasion into… read more here.
Keywords: babesia; fat body; hemolymph; babesia infected ... See more keywords
Identification of Haemaphysalis longicornis Genes Differentially Expressed in Response to Babesia microti Infection
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9050378
Abstract: Haemaphysalis longicornis is a tick and a vector of various pathogens, including the human pathogenetic Babesia microti. The objective of this study was to identify female H. longicornis genes differentially expressed in response to infection… read more here.
Keywords: babesia; infection; infected ticks; microti infection ... See more keywords