Profiling of proteolytic enzymes in the gut of the tick <it>Ixodes ricinus </it>reveals an evolutionarily conserved network of aspartic and cysteine peptidases
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ticks are vectors for a variety of viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases in human and domestic animals. To survive and reproduce ticks feed on host blood, yet our understanding of the intestinal proteolytic machinery used to derive...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-03-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
| Online Access: | http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/1/1/7 |