Boophilus microplus
The complexity of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus genome characterised through detailed analysis of two BAC clones
... (Boophilus) microplus (Rmi) a major cattle ectoparasite and tick borne disease vector, impacts on animal welfare and industry ...R. microplus BAC sequences from the understudied R microplus ...
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Evaluation of Endectocides and Conventional Acaricides in the Control of the Boophilus microplus on Field Kept Dairy Cattle in the State of Pernambuco Brazil
... ainst Boophilus microplus. The degree of effectiveness from Day +7 to Day +42 was less than 70%, thereby dif- fering from results found by Silva and Marra [15] in the state of Minas Gerais, who obtained ...
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Expression of Equi Merozoite Antigen 2 during Development of Babesia equi in the Midgut and Salivary Gland of the Vector Tick Boophilus microplus
... of Boophilus microplus nymphs were identified by reactivity with monoclonal antibody ...the Boophilus microplus midgut or salivary gland when monoclonal antibody ...in Boophilus ...
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Simulation tools for assessment of tick suppression treatments of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus on non lactating dairy cattle in Puerto Rico
... The dairy industry on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico is recognized as the single-largest sector of the agricultural economy, valued at over $200M annually and representing one-quarter of the island’s agricultural ...
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Tracing heme in a living cell: hemoglobin degradation and heme traffic in digest cells of the cattle tick Boophilus microplus
... Palladium mesoporphyrin IX (Pd-mP) fluorescence Most metalloporphyrins do not display fluorescence (Falk, 1964). Pd-porphyrin phosphorescence, but not fluorescence, has been used to study oxygen transport in vivo ...
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The Production of Cuticle Wax by Engorged Females of the Cattle Tick, Boophilus Microplus (Canestrini)
... Weight of cuticle wax produced by the engorged female cattle tick, Boophilus microplus Canestrini, and loss of body weight during egg production, have been measured at intervals between [r] ...
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Transovarial Transmission Efficiency of Babesia bovis Tick Stages Acquired by Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus during Acute Infection
... States. Boophilus tick infestations in both quarantined and free zones along the ...Acaracide-resistant Boophilus microplus ticks are prevalent in Mexico (6–8) and have also been identified along the ...
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Transmission of Anaplasma marginale by Boophilus microplus: Retention of Vector Competence in the Absence of Vector Pathogen Interaction
... tick Boophilus microplus is endemic (19, 21, 25, ...B. microplus results in most calves in subtropical and tropical regions being infected within the first year of life, and this high incidence ...
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Immunological Profiles of Bos taurus and Bos indicus Cattle Infested with the Cattle Tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
... (Boophilus) microplus, is a major threat to the improvement of cattle production in tropical and subtropical countries ...R. microplus been fully described for the bovine ...
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Persistently Infected Calves as Reservoirs for Acquisition and Transovarial Transmission of Babesia bovis by Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
... Babesia bovis is a deadly disease of cattle resulting in severe economic losses in the vast regions of the world where it is endemic. If reintroduced into the United States, babesiosis would cause significant mortality ...
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Analysis of Babesia bovis infection induced gene expression changes in larvae from the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
... (Boophilus) microplus, is a one-host tick parasitizing cattle in most of the world ’ s tropical and subtropical ...R. microplus infestations in Brazil alone estimated to be over $2 billion annually ...
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In Vitro and in Vivo Efficacy of an Experimental Compound against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Ticks
... (Boophilus) microplus ticks in vitro and in ...(Boophilus) microplus larvae using the Larval Packet Test ...(Boophilus) microplus ticks which were divided into 4 groups of 6 ...
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In Vivo and in Vitro Evaluation of Permethrin, Cypermethrin or Zeta Cypermethrin Mixed with Plant Extracts against Susceptible and Resistant (San Alfonso) Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) Strains
... Ticks are ectoparasites which frequently attacks cattle located in tropical or subtropical areas worldwide. In Mexico, Boophilus microplus causes strong economical losses to cattle because they play an ...
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Ability of the Vector Tick Boophilus microplus To Acquire and Transmit Babesia equi following Feeding on Chronically Infected Horses with Low Level Parasitemia
... of Boophilus microplus to acquire ...B. microplus is a natural vector of ...B. microplus acquisition fed on chronically infected horses would transmit ...B. microplus * Corresponding ...
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A new intracellular pathway of haem detoxification in the midgut of the cattle tick Boophilus microplus: aggregation inside a specialized organelle, the hemosome
... tick Boophilus microplus (Braz et ...of Boophilus microplus haemolymph, is capable of binding haem and delivering it to the tick tissues (Maya-Monteiro et ...
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Simultaneous Detection of Anaplasma marginale and a New Ehrlichia Species Closely Related to Ehrlichia chaffeensis by Sequence Analyses of 16S Ribosomal DNA in Boophilus microplus Ticks from Tibet
... Boophilus microplus ticks are widely distributed over the world and are recognized as the vectors of Anaplasma margi- nale, an etiological agent of animal anaplasmosis ...B. microplus ticks are ...
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FIRST REPORT ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ACARICIDAL ACTIVITY ON THE CATTLE TICK RHIPICEPHALUS (BOOPHILUS) MICROPLUS OF XYLOPIA PARVIFLORA (A. RICH) BENTH LEAVE’S ESSENTIAL OIL IN BENIN, WEST AFRICA
... Results of this study showed that Xylopia parviflora leave’s essential oil contained mainly sesquiterpenes. Acaricidal activity assessed by Larval Packet Test (LPT) and Adult Immersion Test (AIT) revealed an average ...
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Characterization of proteinases from the midgut of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus involved in the generation of antimicrobial peptides
... antimicrobials are generated in the tick midgut and their role in immunity is still poorly understood. Here we report, for the first time, the contribution of two midgut proteinases to the generation of hemocidins. ...
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Ixodid ticks of traditionally managed cattle in central Nigeria: where Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus does not dare (yet?)
... In Nigeria, 90% of the cattle population is kept under the traditional pastoral husbandry of Fulani herders; mostly concentrated in the central-northern part of the country [4]. Under the Fulanis’ management, cattle are ...
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Inorganic Polyphosphates Regulate Hexokinase Activity and Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in Mitochondria of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Embryo
... Rhipicephalus microplus, which causes heavy economic losses to bovine herds, particularly in tropical regions; thus, major efforts have been directed toward devel- oping immunoprophylactic tick-control tools [38, ...
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