Blood-protein digestion is a key physiological process providing essential nutrients for ticks
and is a prerequisite for the transmission of tick-borne pathogens. Recently, substantial …

Ticks, triatomines, mosquitoes and sand flies comprise a large number of haematophagous
arthropods considered vectors of human infectious diseases. While consuming blood to …

We developed a simple and rapid multiplex substrate-profiling method to reveal the
substrate specificity of any endo-or exopeptidase using liquid chromatography–tandem …

Adult females of the genus Ixodes imbibe blood meals exceeding about 100 times their own
weight within 7‒9 days. During this period, ticks internalise components of host blood by …

Ticks are ectoparasites that feed on blood and have an impressive ability to consume and
process enormous amounts of host blood, allowing extremely long periods of starvation …

Abstract Background In Europe, Ixodes ricinus ticks are the most important vectors of
diseases threatening humans, livestock, wildlife and companion animals. Nevertheless …

Background Ectoparasites from the family Diplozoidae (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea)
belong to obligate haematophagous helminths of cyprinid fish. Current knowledge of these …

Infestations with cattle ticks, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and Rhipicephalus
annulatus, economically impact cattle production in tropical and subtropical regions of the …

Background The castor bean tick Ixodes ricinus is an important vector of several clinically
important diseases, whose prevalence increases with accelerating global climate changes …

Cathepsins are lysosomal enzymes that participate in important physiological processes,
such as development, tissue remodelling, senescence and innate and adaptive immunity …