Borreliacidal activity of saliva of the tick Amblyomma americanum

Amblyomma americanum (Linneaus) (Acari: Ixodidae), an important tick vector of human and animal disease, is not a competent vector of the bacterial agent of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, although its range overlaps the geographical distribution of Lyme disease within the United States. A possi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical and veterinary entomology 2005-03, Vol.19 (1), p.90-95
Hauptverfasser:	Ledin, K.E, Zeidner, N.S, Ribeiro, J.M.C, Biggerstaff, B.J, Dolan, M.C, Dietrich, G, Vredevoe, L, Piesman, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amblyomma americanum Animals antibacterial properties Arachnid Vectors - chemistry Arachnid Vectors - physiology Borrelia burgdorferi Borrelia burgdorferi - physiology borreliacidal effect cytotoxicity disease vectors duration of exposure Female Ixodes scapularis Ixodidae Ixodidae - chemistry Ixodidae - physiology Lyme disease pathogen survival Pilocarpine - analysis Rabbits refractory vectors saliva Saliva - chemistry Saliva - physiology salivary glands salivation Species Specificity tick saliva ticks vector competence
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