Biology of Ticks, Volume 2This is the second of a two-volume work on the biology, morphology, ecology, disease relationships, and control of ticks. Volume 2 explores survival strategies of non-nidicolous ticks (those dispersed throughout the open landscape and attacking passing hosts) versus nidicolous ticks (those surviving in caves, burrows, nests, or man-made shelters). It also examines immunological responses to tick parasitism, the role of ticks in disease transmission, and the control of ticks through acaricides and recent innovative approaches using knowledge of tick and host ecology, tick pheromones, hormones, and modelling. An appendix is also included, with details on methods for collecting ticks in the natural environment, preparing ticks for study, and laboratory rearing. This book is a worthy complement to the first volume's outstanding achievement, and will be of interest to entomologists, physicians, veterinarians, and public health officers. |
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Page 262
When ingested in the bloodmeal of a vector - competent larval or nymphal tick ( e
. g . , Ixodes dammini ) , B . burgdorferi spirochetes remain in the midgut adjacent
to the microvilli and in the intercellular spaces of the digestive epithelial cells in ...
When ingested in the bloodmeal of a vector - competent larval or nymphal tick ( e
. g . , Ixodes dammini ) , B . burgdorferi spirochetes remain in the midgut adjacent
to the microvilli and in the intercellular spaces of the digestive epithelial cells in ...
Page 321
They are insensitive to digestion by pronase , a commercial mixture of proteolytic
enzymes capable of digesting many proteins . However , pronase lacks prolidase
activity . Intensive study is being directed to its characterization and , ultimately ...
They are insensitive to digestion by pronase , a commercial mixture of proteolytic
enzymes capable of digesting many proteins . However , pronase lacks prolidase
activity . Intensive study is being directed to its characterization and , ultimately ...
Page 368
Another important advantage in the use of midgut tissues is that the lining
epithelium proliferates greatly during bloodmeal digestion . Thus , ingested
antibodies or other host compounds active against midgut proteins should be
especially ...
Another important advantage in the use of midgut tissues is that the lining
epithelium proliferates greatly during bloodmeal digestion . Thus , ingested
antibodies or other host compounds active against midgut proteins should be
especially ...
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Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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| Title | Biology of Ticks, Volume 2 Biology of Ticks, Daniel E. Sonenshine |
| Author | Daniel E. Sonenshine |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2010 |
| ISBN | 0195084314, 9780195084313 |
| Length | 488 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Life Sciences / Biology |
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