Ticks can seriously affect human and animal health around the globe, causing significant
economic losses each year. Chemical acaricides are widely used to control ticks, which …

Rhipicephalus microplus, popularly known as the cattle tick, is the most important tick of
livestock as it is responsible for significant economic losses. The use of chemical acaricides …

The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is one of the most harmful parasites
affecting bovines. Similarly to other hematophagous ectoparasites, R. microplus saliva …

Introduction Ticks rely on robust cellular and humoral responses to control microbial
infection. However, several aspects of the tick's innate immune system remain …

As blood-sucking parasites, ticks inflict great damage to animals and humans in many parts
of the world. The continued use of chemical acaricides is not sustainable due to increasing …

Ticks are blood feeding parasites transmitting a wide variety of pathogens to their vertebrate
hosts. The vector competence of ticks is tightly linked with their immune system. Despite its …

Ixodes ricinus L. is the principal European vector of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the
causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. Subtractive hybridization was used to isolate tick genes …

The tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is a blood-sucking ectoparasite of cattle that
severely impairs livestock production. Studies on tick immunological control address mostly …

Recombinant Glutathione S-transferase of Haemaphysalis longicornis (rGST-Hl) was
expressed in Escherichia coli, purified by affinity chromatography and used in the …

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) and glutathione peroxidases (GPxs) are essential
components of cellular detoxification systems that defend cells against reactive oxygen …