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Differential Expression of Immune Genes in the Rhipicephalus microplus Gut in R...
Paulino, Patrícia Gonzaga; Peckle, Maristela; Mendonça, Leo Paulis; Massard, Carlos Luiz; Antunes, Sandra; Couto, Joana; Domingos, AnaRhipicephalus microplus is the only tick species known to serve as a biological vector of Theileria equi for horses and other equids in Brazil. The protozoan T. equi is one of the causal agents of equine piroplasmosis, a major threat in horse breeding systems. Vector competence is closely linked to the pathogens’ ability to evade tick defense mechanisms. However, knowledge of tick immune response against infect...
Characterization of the rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus sialotranscriptome ...
Paulino, Patrícia; Vitari, Gabriela; Rezende, Antonio; Couto, Joana; Antunes, Sandra; Domingos, Ana; Peckle, Maristela; Massard, Carlos; Araújo, FlávioFunding Information: Funding: The authors disclose receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, or publication of this paper. The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development and the ’Carlos Chagas Filho’ Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio de Janeiro provided financial support for this study. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI,...