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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 8(14), p. 1273-1275, 2008

DOI: 10.3201/eid1408.080227

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Identification of Residual Blood Proteins in Ticks by Mass Spectrometry Proteomics

Journal article published in 2008 by Samanthi Wickramasekara, Jonas Bunikis, Vicki Wysocki, Alan G. Barbour ORCID
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Abstract

Mass spectrometry-based proteomics of individual ticks demonstrated persistence of mammalian host blood components, including alpha- and beta-globin chains, histones, and mitochondrial enzymes, in Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum ticks for months after molting. Residual host proteins may identify sources of infection for ticks.