Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1982220 | Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 2012 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
⺠A transcriptome of salivary glands of female Antricola delacruzi, exclusively a tick of bats, was analyzed. ⺠Hematophagy is the norm in female ticks, but only larvae of Antricola sp. feed on tissues of their hosts. ⺠The source of food for egg production by the female, which is found on nutrient-rich bat guano, is not known. ⺠The sialotranscriptome of A. delacruzi does not contain the molecular signatures of hematophagy usually found in female ticks. ⺠The molecular signatures of the sialotranscriptome of A. delacruzi are compatible with guanophagy.
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Authors
José Marcos C. Ribeiro, Marcelo B. Labruna, Ben J. Mans, Sandra Regina Maruyama, Ivo M.B. Francischetti, Gustavo Canavaci Barizon, Isabel K.F. de Miranda Santos,