Immunity-related genes in Ixodes scapularis-perspectives from genome information

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Smith, Alexis A ^a   Pal, Utpal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Genomics; Immunity related genes; Innate response; Ixodes scapularis; Ticks

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE RICH REPEAT KINASE 2; PEPTIDOGLYCAN RECOGNITION PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEINASE; STAT PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CELL PHAGOCYTOSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE RESPONSE GENE; INTESTINE FLORA; IXODES SCAPULARIS; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERSISTENT INFECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TICK BORNE DISEASE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT GENOME; IXODES; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITE VECTOR; PHAGOCYTOSIS; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ARACHNID VECTORS; GENOME, INSECT; GENOMICS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IXODES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

EID: 84925883866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22352988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2014.00116     Document Type: Article

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