A simple non-invasive method to collect soft tick saliva reveals differences in Ornithodoros moubata saliva composition between ticks infected and uninfected with Borrelia duttonii spirochetes
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1112952
Abstract: Introduction: We developed a new simple method to assess the composition of proteinaceous components in the saliva of Ornithodoros moubata, the main vehicle for pathogen transmission and a likely source of bioactive molecules acting at… read more here.
Keywords: tick saliva; ornithodoros moubata; composition; method ... See more keywords
Comparison of salivary gland and midgut microbiome in the soft ticks Ornithodoros erraticus and Ornithodoros moubata
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1173609
Abstract: Introduction Ornithodoros erraticus and Ornithodoros moubata are the main vectors of African swine fever virus (ASFV) and the human relapsing fever spirochetes Borrelia hispanica and Borrelia crocidurae in the Mediterranean region and Borrelia duttoni in… read more here.
Keywords: ornithodoros erraticus; ornithodoros moubata; erraticus ornithodoros; salivary glands ... See more keywords