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Apoptosis and autophagy promote Babesia microti infection in tick midguts: insights from transcriptomic and functional RNAi studies

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Published in 2025 at "Frontiers in Microbiology"

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1632974

Abstract: Introduction Ticks are the primary vectors of Babesia sp, with the midgut as the initial site of pathogen invasion following blood feeding. Elucidating the molecular interactions between tick midguts and Babesia is essential for developing… read more here.

Keywords: apoptosis autophagy; infection; rnai; tick midguts ... See more keywords