The Journal of veterinary medical science
Transcriptome of Coxiella-likeendosymbionts in Haemaphysalis longicornis during blood feeding.
Kodai Kusakisako, Abdelbaset E Abdelbaset, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Junya Yamagishi, Nariaki Nonaka, Hiromi Ikadai, Ryo Nakao
Published: 202610.1292/jvms.25-0475
Abstract
Coxiella-like endosymbionts (CLEs) are obligate nutritional mutualists of ticks that are thought to supplement B vitamins and other essential metabolites that are deficient in the tick's blood meal. Extensive colonization of CLEs has been observed in…
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