Transcriptomic analysis of the temporal host response to skin infestation with the ectoparasitic mite <it>Psoroptes ovis</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Infestation of ovine skin with the ectoparasitic mite <it>Psoroptes ovis </it>results in a rapid cutaneous immune response, leading to the crusted skin lesions characteristic of sheep scab. Little is known regarding the m...

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Main Authors: McNeilly Tom N, Watkins Craig A, Nunn Francesca, Frew David, Burgess Stewart TG, Nisbet Alasdair J, Huntley John F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/624