Funding Information: This research was supported by the Science Development Fund of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland [No.12.610.012-110]. Funding Information: Authors would like to thank to Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e a Tecnologia for funds to GHTM - UID/04413/2020 and LA-REAL \u2013 LA/P/0117/2020. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025.; Multicellular animals need to cont...
Funding Information: The authors would like to acknowledge the support given by the administrative and technical staff of Tapada Nacional de Mafra, Funda\u00E7\u00E3o Mata do Bussaco and Parque Ger\u00EAs-Peneda, and also Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e a Tecnologia for funds to GHTM-UID/04413/2020 and LA-REAL\u2013LA/P/0117/2020. Funding Information: L.M. is a recipient of a Ph.D. grant supported by F...
Funding Information: This research was supported by the Science Development Fund of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland [No.12.610.012-110]. Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors; The immune system of ticks, along with that of other invertebrates, is comparatively simpler than that of vertebrates, relying solely on innate immune responses. Direct antimicrobial defence is provided by the syn...
Funding Information: The publication was written as a result of the author’s internship in the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal, co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund (Operational Program Knowledge Education Development), carried out in the project Development Program at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (POWR.03.05. 00-00-Z3...