Differential expression of Ixodes ricinus tick genes induced by blood feeding or Borrelia burgdorferi infection

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-41

  Rudenko, Nataliia ^b   Golovchenko, Maryna ^b   Edwards, Marten J ^a   Grubhoffer, Libor ^b  

^a MUHLENBERG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood feeding; Borrelia burgdorferi; Differential gene expression; Ixodes ricinus; Subtractive hybridization

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 12844284086     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.1.36     Document Type: Article

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