Background The tick population of Africa includes several important genera belonging to the
family Ixodidae. Many of these ticks are vectors of protozoan and rickettsial pathogens …

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)
technology has recently been reported as a promising method for arthropods identification …

Abstract Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) have been historically identified by morphological
methods which require highly specialized expertise and more recently by DNA-based …

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has recently
emerged as an alternative to morphological and molecular tools to identify tick species. In …

Ticks are considered the second vector of human and animal diseases after mosquitoes.
Therefore, identification of ticks and associated pathogens is an important step in the …

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)
has been reported as a promising and reliable tool for arthropod identification, including the …

Abstract Background Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass
Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is increasingly emerging tool for identification of arthropods …

In Spain, as in other countries, the spectrum of tick-borne diseases and their number have
increased in recent years. The tick identification, at species level, can be challenging outside …

Ticks and fleas are vectors for numerous human and animal pathogens. Controlling them,
which is important in combating such diseases, requires accurate identification, to …

In the recent years matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF)
mass spectrometry (MS) has become a useful tool to characterize arthropod species and …