Tick genomics: The Ixodes genome project and beyond

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1297-1305

  Pagel Van Zee, J ^a   Geraci, N S ^a   Guerrero, F D ^b   Wikel, S K ^c   Stuart, J J ^a   Nene, V M ^d   Hill, C A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Genomics; Ixodes scapularis; Ixodida; Ixodidae; Ticks

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; TICK;

ACARI; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFESTATION; INSECT GENETICS; IXODES; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; GENOME, INSECT; IXODIDAE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; IXODES; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 34548025310     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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