A5027718923- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
2021-2024
Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre
2021-2024
Institute of Parasitology
2021-2024
Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods that transmit a wide range of pathogens to humans as well wild and domestic animals. They also harbor non-pathogenic microbiota, although our previous study has shown the diverse bacterial microbiome in midgut Ixodes ricinus is quantitatively poor lacks core. In artificial infections by capillary feeding ticks with two model bacteria (Gram-positive Micrococcus luteus Gram-negative Pantoea sp.), rapid clearance these microbes from was observed,...
Ticks are ectoparasites that feed on blood and have an impressive ability to consume process enormous amounts of host blood, allowing extremely long periods starvation between meals. The central role in the parasitic lifestyle ticks is played by midgut. This organ efficiently stores digests ingested serves as primary interface for transmission tick-borne pathogens. In this study, we used a label-free quantitative approach perform novel dynamic proteomic analysis midgut Ixodesricinus nymphs,...