Salivary gland antigens of Ixodes dammini are glycoproteins that have interspecies cross-reactivity. |
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Authors: | C M Wheeler J L Coleman J L Benach |
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Institution: | State of New York Department of Health, Stony Brook 11794. |
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Abstract: | Serum from rabbits and rats exposed to Ixodes dammini adults and larvae, respectively, contain antibodies to a large number of antigens in salivary gland homogenates from adult ticks that cross react with the antigens of a closely related species, Ixodes scapularis, and significantly with Dermacentor variabilis antigens. The salivary gland antigens of I. dammini are glycoproteins composed of both N- and O-linked carbohydrate chains. The antigenic determinants reside in both the polypeptide and carbohydrate chains. |
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