Identification of Residual Blood Proteins in Ticks by Mass Spectrometry Proteomics

Wickramasekara, Samanthi; Bunikis, Jonas; Wysocki, Vicki; Barbour, Alan G.

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Identification of Residual Blood Proteins in Ticks by Mass Spectrometry Proteomics

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Aug 2008
By Wickramasekara, Samanthi ; Bunikis, Jonas ; Wysocki, Vicki ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Wickramasekara, Samanthi ; Bunikis, Jonas ; Wysocki, Vicki ; Barbour, Alan G.
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Mass spectrometry-based proteomics of individual ticks demonstrated persistence of mammalian host blood components, including alpha- and beta-globin chains, histones, and mitochondrial enzymes, in Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum ticks for months after molting. Residual host proteins may identify sources of infection for ticks.
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Amblyomma Amino Acid Sequence Animals Blood Blood Proteins Dispatch Female Host Ixodes Larva Male Mass Spectrometry Mice Molting Nymph Protein Proteomics Rabbits Reservoir Sheep Tandem Mass Spectrometry Tick Ticks Vector
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Emerg Infect Dis. 14(8):1273-1275.
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14
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8
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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