Abstract The Arachnida subclass of Acari comprises many harmful pests that threaten
agriculture as well as animal health, including herbivorous spider mites, the bee parasite …

The disease scabies is one of the earliest diseases of humans for which the cause was
known. It is caused by the mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, that burrows in the epidermis of the skin …

The number of species on Earth is one of the most fundamental numbers in science, but one
that remains highly uncertain. Clearly, more species exist than the present number of …

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a global health problem that causes major illnesses and disabilities
worldwide. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that the prevalence of AR has …

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a critical public health, medical and economic problem in China. AR
is also an important risk factor which will cause many diseases or disorders, especially in …

House dust mites are an unsurpassed cause of atopic sensitization and allergic illness
throughout the world. The major allergenic dust mites Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus …

Chelicerate mites diverged from other arthropod lineages more than 400 million years ago
and subsequently developed specific and remarkable xenobiotic adaptations. The study of …

Environmental variations induced by industrialization and climate change partially explain
the increase in prevalence and severity of allergic disease. One possible mechanism is the …

Background Environmental metagenomic analysis is typically accomplished by assigning
taxonomy and/or function from whole genome sequencing or 16S amplicon sequences …

abstract The allergenic load of house dust mite allergy is largely constituted by a few
proteins with a hierarchical pattern of allergenicity. The serodominant specificities are the …