Semi-artificial mouse skin membrane feeding technique for adult tick, <it>Haemaphysalis longicornis</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An <it>in vitro</it> artificial feeding technique for hard ticks is quite useful for studying the tick-pathogen interactions. Here, we report a novel semi-artificial feeding technique for the adult parthenogenetic tick, &...

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Main Authors: Hatta Takeshi, Miyoshi Takeharu, Matsubayashi Makoto, Islam Md, Alim M, Anisuzzaman, Yamaji Kayoko, Fujisaki Kozo, Tsuji Naotoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/263