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    • Evidence of the role of tick subolesin in gene expression 

      de la Fuente, Jose; Maritz-Olivier, Christine; Naranjo, Victoria; Ayoubi, Patricia; Nijhof, Ard M.; Almazan, Consuelo; Canales, Mario; Perez de la Lastra, Jose M.; Galindo, Ruth C.; Blouin, Edmour F.; Gortazar, Christian; Jongejan, Frans; Kocan, Katherine M. (BioMed Central, 2008-08-02)
      Background: Subolesin is an evolutionary conserved protein that was discovered recently in Ixodes scapularis as a tick protective antigen and has a role in tick blood digestion, reproduction and development. In other ...
    • Expression of recombinant Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, R. annulatus and R. decoloratus Bm86 orthologs as secreted proteins in Pichia pastoris 

      Canales, Mario; Perez de la Lastra, Jose M.; Naranjo, Victoria; Nijhof, Ard M.; Hope, Michelle; Jongejan, Frans; de la Fuente, Jose (BioMed Central, 2008-02-14)
      Background: Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) spp. ticks economically impact on cattle production in Africa and other tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Tick vaccines constitute a cost-effective and environmentally ...
    • Tick vaccines and the control of tick-borne pathogens 

      Merino, Octavio; Alberdi, Pilar; Perez de la Lastra, Jose M.; de la Fuente, Jose (Frontiers Media, 2013-07-09)
      Ticks are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites that transmit a wide variety of pathogens to humans and animals. The incidence of tick-borne diseases has increased worldwide in both humans and domestic animals over the past ...