• Changes in saliva protein profile throughout Rhipicephalus microplus blood feeding 

      Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Lu, Stephen; Pinto, Antonio Frederico Michel; Diedrich, Jolene K.; Yates III, John R.; Mulenga, Albert; Termignoni, Carlos; Ribeiro, José Marcos Chaves; Tirloni, Lucas (2024) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: When feeding on a vertebrate host, ticks secrete saliva, which is a complex mixture of proteins, lipids, and other molecules. Tick saliva assists the vector in modulating host hemostasis, immunity, and tissue ...
    • A proteomic insight into vitellogenesis during tick ovary maturation 

      Xavier, Marina Amaral; Tirloni, Lucas; Pinto, Antonio Frederico Michel; Diedrich, Jolene K.; Yates III, John R.; Mulenga, Albert; Logullo, Carlos; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Seixas, Adriana; Termignoni, Carlos (2018) [Artigo de periódico]
      Ticks are arthropod ectoparasites of importance for public and veterinary health. The understanding of tick oogenesis and embryogenesis could contribute to the development of novel control methods. However, to date, studies ...