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Tick Immunobiology

Tick Immunobiology is a field of study within tick biology that investigates the structural, functional, and molecular characteristics of immune mechanisms in ticks, distinguishing it from other arthropod immunobiologies by its focus on innate defense strategies, host-pathogen interactions, and immunomodulatory factors specific to tick physiology and vector competence.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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The Lyme disease agent exploits a tick protein to infect the mammalian host

Nandhini Ramamoorthi, Sukanya Narasimhan, Utpal Pal et al. · Nature · 2005 · 517 citations · Full text

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Protection of Mice Against the Lyme Disease Agent by Immunizing with Recombinant OspA

Erol Fikrig, Stephen W. Barthold, Fred S. Kantor et al. · Science · 1990 · 490 citations

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Borrelia burgdorferi OspA is an arthropod-specific transmission-blocking Lyme disease vaccine.

A M de Silva, Sam R. Telford, Laura Rosa Brunet et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1996 · 442 citations · Full text

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Lyme disease spirochetes and ixodid tick spirochetes share a common surface antigenic determinant defined by a monoclonal antibody

Alan G. Barbour, Sophie Tessier, William J. Todd · Infection and Immunity · 1983 · 440 citations · Full text

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Temporal Changes in Outer Surface Proteins A and C of the Lyme Disease-Associated Spirochete, <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> , during the Chain of Infection in Ticks and Mice

Tom G. Schwan, Joseph Piesman · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2000 · 408 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. EF
    Erol Fikrig

    Yale University, United States

    46 publications · 4.9K citations

    35

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  2. JD
    José de la Fuente

    Oklahoma State University, United States

    46 publications · 2.7K citations

    31

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  3. JM
    José M. C. Ribeiro

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States

    28 publications · 3.4K citations

    27

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  4. ID
    Itabajara da Silva Vaz

    Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    24 publications · 968 citations

    21

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  5. KF
    Kozo Fujisaki

    Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan

    28 publications · 1.1K citations

    21

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Institutions

803

  1. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    44 h-index

    240 publications

    26.7K citations

  2. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Bethesda, United States

    37 h-index

    112 publications

    11.9K citations

  3. Oklahoma State University

    Stillwater, United States

    36 h-index

    132 publications

    8.4K citations

  4. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    35 h-index

    102 publications

    10.3K citations

  5. Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos

    Ciudad Real, Spain

    30 h-index

    131 publications

    7.3K citations

  6. Institute of Parasitology

    České Budějovice, Czechia

    30 h-index

    146 publications

    7.1K citations

  7. Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre

    České Budějovice, Czechia

    28 h-index

    114 publications

    5.9K citations

  8. University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

    České Budějovice, Czechia

    26 h-index

    108 publications

    5K citations

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  1. Infection and Immunity

    IAI · 81 publications · 6.2K citations

    49

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 52 publications · 1.8K citations

    26

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  3. Vaccine

    34 publications · 2.2K citations

    26

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  4. Parasite Immunology

    30 publications · 1.2K citations

    25

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  5. The Journal of Immunology

    JI · 28 publications · 2.8K citations

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