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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Ixodes pacificus"”.
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Population Genetic Structure of Ixodes pacificus Ticks and Detection of Their Pathogens In-Silico
… aims to understand 1) population structure of Ixodes pacificus in the western United States, and 2) a novel method of detecting tick-borne pathogens in-silico. In Chapter 2, we aimed to understand if I. pacificus, the western black-legged tick, has a population structure and if there is genetic …
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INVESTIGATION OF THE MIALOME OF IXODES SCAPULARIS REPLETE TICKS AND UNDERSTANDING THE POPULATION GENOMIC STRUCTURE OF IXODES PACIFICUS TICKS
… of unfed, partially engorged, and replete female Ixodes scapularis, previously uncharacterized for this species. The function of identified midgut proteins varied from nutrient transportation, anti-coagulation, erythrocyte lysis, detoxification, lipid metabolism, and immunization. Functional …
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Physiological Factors Affecting the Bactericidal Activity of the Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) for the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi
… stages of the Western Black-legged Tick (<em>Ixodes pacificus</em>), which is the vector for the Lyme disease causative spirochete bacterium <em>Borrelia burgdorferi</em> in the western United States.<em> </em>Because <em>S. occidentalis</em> is reservoir incompetent and capable of eliminating …
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Phylogenetic Relationships of Tick Species in the <em>Ixodes ricinus</em> Complex, Derived from Mitochondrial Coi and 16S Genes
… of ticks defined taxonomically within the <em>Ixodes</em> <em>ricinus</em> species complex. In the eastern U.S., <em>Ixodes</em> <em>scapularis</em> is responsible for transmission, while on the west coast, <em>I</em>. <em>pacificus</em> is the vector. In Europe, the Lyme disease agent is …