Ercha Hu, Yuan Meng, Ying Ma, Ruiqi Song, Zhengxiang Hu, Min Li, Yunwei Hao, Xinli Fan, Liting Wei, Shilong Fan, Songqin Chen, Xuejie Zhai, Yongchang Li, Wei Zhang, Yang Zhang, Qingyong Guo, Chahan Bayin
BACKGROUND: The ixodid tick Dermacentor marginatus is a vector of many pathogens wide spread in Eurasia. Studies of gene sequence on many tick species have greatly increased the information on tick protective antigen which might have the potential to function as effective vaccine candidates or drug targets for eco-friendly acaricide development. In the current study, RNA-seq was applied to identify D. marginatus sequences and analyze differentially expressed unigenes. METHODS: To obtain a broader picture of gene sequences and changes in expression level, RNA-seq was performed to obtain the whole-body transcriptome data of D...
November 10, 2020: Parasites & Vectors