An Experimental Murine Model to Study Acquisition Dynamics of Tick-Borne Langat Virus in Ixodes scapularis
Waqas Ahmed, Kundave V. Rajendran, Girish Neelakanta, Hameeda Sultana
Abstract
SMase expression in all groups of ticks possibly for its survival in its vector host. Taken together, we provide evidence for the use of murine model to not only study acquisition dynamics of LGTV but also to study changes in tick gene expression during acquisition of arboviruses into ticks.
Topics & Concepts
Ixodes scapularisBiologyIxodesVirologyTickTick-borne diseaseAmblyomma americanumMicrobiologyIxodidaeViral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and controlVector-borne infectious diseases