Molecular characterization of a defensin gene from a hard tick, Dermacentor silvarum

Defensin from the ornate sheep tick Dermacentor marginatus and its effect on Lyme borreliosis spirochetes

(2014) Tereza Chrudimská et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Rickettsia raoultii, the predominant Rickettsia found in Dermacentor silvarum ticks in China–Russia border areas

(2014) Jing Wen et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Bacterial feeding, Leishmania infection and distinct infection routes induce differential defensin expression in Lutzomyia longipalpis

(2013) Erich L Telleria et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Domestic Animals in Ten Provinces/Cities of China

(2012) Lijuan Zhang et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

First report on the occurrence of Rickettsia slovaca and Rickettsia raoultii in Dermacentor silvarum in China

(2012) Zhan-Cheng Tian et al.   Parasites & Vectors

The defensin gene family expansion in the tick Ixodes scapularis

(2011) Yanbing Wang et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Functional characterization of two defensin isoforms of the hard tick Ixodes ricinus

(2011) Tereza Chrudimská et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Antimicrobial activity of three tick defensins and four mammalian cathelicidin-derived synthetic peptides against Lyme disease spirochetes and bacteria isolated from the midgut

(2009) Emiko Isogai et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Molecular detection of Rickettsia, Coxiella and Rickettsiella DNA in three native Australian tick species

(2009) Inger-Marie E. Vilcins et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Identification and characterization of antimicrobial peptide, defensin, in the taiga tick,Ixodes persulcatus

(2009) Y. Saito et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

New defensins from hard and soft ticks: Similarities, differences, and phylogenetic analyses

(2009) Tereza Chrudimská et al.   VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

Silencing expression of the defensin, varisin, in male Dermacentor variabilis by RNA interference results in reduced Anaplasma marginale infections

(2008) Katherine M. Kocan et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Prevention of Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Infections

(2008) Roger P. Clark et al.   INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Biology of Ticks

(2008) John F. Anderson et al.   INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA