Background
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus is the primary vector of Theileria parva, the etiological agent of East Coast fever (ECF), a devastating disease of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa. We hypothesized that a vaccine targeting tick proteins that are involved in attachment and feeding might affect...
Olds, Cassandra L.
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Mwaura, S.
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Odongo, David O.
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Scoles, Glen A.
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Bishop, R.
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Daubenberger, C.A.
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[Induction of humoral immune response to multiple recombinant Rhipicephalus appendiculatus antigens and their effect on tick feeding success and pathogen transmission]
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Induction of humoral immune response to multiple recombinant Rhipicephalus appendiculatus antigens and their effect on tick feeding success and pathogen transmission
The transcriptional control of gene expression is not well documented in the Arthropoda. We describe transcriptional analysis of two exceptionally divergent homologues (Ra86) of the Bm86 gut antigen from Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. Bm86 forms the basis of a commercial vaccine for the control of...
Kamau, L.
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Skilton, Robert A.
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Odongo, David O.
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Mwaura, S.
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Githaka, Naftaly W.
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Kanduma, E.G.
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Obura, M.
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Kabiru, E.
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Orago, A.
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Musoke, A.J.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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[Differential transcription of two highly divergent gut-expressed Bm86 antigen gene homologues in the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodida)]
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Differential transcription of two highly divergent gut-expressed Bm86 antigen gene homologues in the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodida)
We describe the generation of an auto-annotated index of genes that are expressed in the salivary glands of four-day fed female adult Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks. A total of 9162 EST sequences were derived from an uninfected tick cDNA library and 9844 ESTs were from a cDNA library from t...
Nene, Vishvanath
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Lee, D.
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Kang'a, S.
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Skilton, Robert A.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Villiers, Etienne P. de
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Mwaura, S.
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Taylor, D.
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Quackenbush, J.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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[Genes transcribed in the salivary glands of female Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks infected with Theileria parva]
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Genes transcribed in the salivary glands of female Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks infected with Theileria parva
Commercial vaccines based on the tick gut protein Bm86 have been successful in controlling the one-host tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and provide heterologous protection against certain other non-target ixodid tick species. This cross protection, however, does not extend to the three-h...
Olds, Cassandra L.
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Mwaura, S.
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Crowder, D.
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Odongo, D.
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Oers, M.M. van
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Owen, J.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Daubenberger, C.A.
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[Immunization of cattle with Ra86 impedes Rhipicephalus appendiculatus nymphal-to-adult molting]
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Immunization of cattle with Ra86 impedes Rhipicephalus appendiculatus nymphal-to-adult molting