Publications by authors named "Venkata D Boppana"
Article Synopsis
- Researchers conducted real-time PCR on Amblyomma imitator tick egg masses from Nuevo Leon State, Mexico, which identified a type of Rickettsia bacteria.
- Sequence analyses revealed that the bacteria belonged to R. rickettsii, a species known to cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
- This finding implies that Amblyomma imitator ticks could be a potential new vector for R. rickettsii, raising concerns about disease transmission.
Background: Tick modulation of host defenses facilitates both blood feeding and pathogen transmission. Several tick species deviate host T cell responses toward a Th2 cytokine profile. The majority of studies of modulation of T cell cytokine expression by ticks were performed with lymphocytes from infested mice stimulated in vitro with polyclonal T cell activators.
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