Artificial Feeding of All Consecutive Life Stages of <i>Ixodes ricinus</i>

The hard tick <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> is an obligate hematophagous arthropod and the main vector for several zoonotic diseases. The life cycle of this three-host tick species was completed for the first time in vitro by feeding all consecutive life stages using an artificial tick feeding s...

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Main Authors: Nina Militzer, Alexander Bartel, Peter-Henning Clausen, Peggy Hoffmann-Köhler, Ard M. Nijhof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Vaccines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/4/385