Blood Digestion by Trypsin-Like Serine Proteases in the Replete Lyme Disease Vector Tick, <i>Ixodes scapularis</i>

Blood Digestion by Trypsin-Like Serine Proteases in the Replete Lyme Disease Vector Tick, <i>Ixodes scapularis</i>

<i>Ixodes scapularis</i> is the major vector of Lyme disease in the Eastern United States. Each active life stage (larva, nymph, and adult) takes a blood meal either for developing and molting to the next stage (larvae and nymphs) or for oviposition (adult females). This protein-rich blo...

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Main Authors: Jeremiah Reyes, Cuauhtemoc Ayala-Chavez, Arvind Sharma, Michael Pham, Andrew B. Nuss, Monika Gulia-Nuss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
ticks
<i>ixodes scapularis</i>
serine protease
blood digestion
trypsin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/3/201

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