Profiling of proteolytic enzymes in the gut of the tick <it>Ixodes ricinus </it>reveals an evolutionarily conserved network of aspartic and cysteine peptidases

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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Main Authors: Mareš Michael, Caffrey Conor R, Hajdušek Ondřej, Horn Martin, Franta Zdeněk, Sojka Daniel, Kopáček Petr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/1/1/7

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