Functional genomics tool: Gene silencing in <it>Ixodes scapularis </it>eggs and nymphs by electroporated dsRNA

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ticks are blood-sucking arthropods responsible for transmitting a wide variety of disease-causing agents, and constitute important public health threats globally. <it>Ixodes scapularis </it>is the primary vector of the Ly...

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Main Authors: Troiano Emily, Karim Shahid, Mather Thomas N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/10/1