Identification of Residual Blood Proteins in Ticks by Mass Spectrometry Proteomics
Open Access
- 1 August 2008
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 14 (8) , 1273-1275
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.080227
Abstract
Mass spectrometry–based proteomics of individual ticks demonstrated persistence of mammalian host blood components, including α- and β-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.Keywords
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