An insight into the sialotranscriptome of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis.

An insight into the sialotranscriptome of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis.

Saliva of hematophagous arthropods contains a diverse mixture of compounds that counteracts host hemostasis. Immunomodulatory and antiinflammatory components are also found in these organisms' saliva. Blood feeding evolved at least ten times within arthropods, providing a scenario of convergent...

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Main Authors: José M C Ribeiro, Teresa C F Assumpção, Dongying Ma, Patricia H Alvarenga, Van M Pham, John F Andersen, Ivo M B Francischetti, Kevin R Macaluso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3458046?pdf=render

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