Tick saliva microbiomes isolated from engorged and partially fed adults of Haemaphysalis flava tick females
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DOI: 10.1111/jen.12427
Abstract: The tick Haemaphysalis flava is one of the most significant blood‐feeding arthropod parasites and is a vector for numerous human and animal pathogens. However, a comprehensive investigation of the microbial communities found in the saliva… read more here.
Keywords: tick; tick saliva; haemaphysalis flava; isolated engorged ... See more keywords
Tick Saliva and the Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Finding a Needle in a Haystack
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.680264
Abstract: Ticks and tick-borne diseases are significant public health concerns. Bioactive molecules in tick saliva facilitate prolonged blood-feeding and transmission of tick-borne pathogens to the vertebrate host. Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a newly reported food allergy, is… read more here.
Keywords: tick saliva; tick; alpha gal; gal syndrome ... See more keywords
Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Haemaphysalis longicornis Saliva Reveals the Influential Contributions of Phosphoproteins to Blood-Feeding Success
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.769026
Abstract: Tick saliva, an essential chemical secretion of the tick salivary gland, is indispensable for tick survival owing to the physiological influence it exerts on the host defence mechanisms via the instrumentality of its cocktail of… read more here.
Keywords: tick saliva; saliva; phosphoproteomic analysis; protein ... See more keywords
Immunomodulatory Proteins in Tick Saliva From a Structural Perspective
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.769574
Abstract: To feed successfully, ticks must bypass or suppress the host’s defense mechanisms, particularly the immune system. To accomplish this, ticks secrete specialized immunomodulatory proteins into their saliva, just like many other blood-sucking parasites. However, the… read more here.
Keywords: proteins tick; immunomodulatory proteins; saliva structural; immunomodulatory ... See more keywords
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
Borrelia burgdorferi Migration Assays for Evaluation of Chemoattractants in Tick Saliva
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11050530
Abstract: Uptake of the Lyme disease spirochete by its tick vector requires not only chemical signals present in the tick’s saliva but a responsive phenotype by the Borrelia burgdorferi living in the mammalian host. This is… read more here.
Keywords: tick saliva; burgdorferi; migration; borrelia burgdorferi ... See more keywords