Are ticks venomous animals?

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F14%3A00430918" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/14:00430918 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-47" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-47</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-47" target="_blank" >10.1186/1742-9994-11-47</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Are ticks venomous animals?

Original language description

Introduction: As an ecological adaptation venoms have evolved independently in several species of Metazoa. As haematophagous arthropods ticks are mainly considered as ectoparasites due to directly feeding on the skin of animal hosts. Ticks are of major importance since they serve as vectors for several diseases affecting humans and livestock animals. Ticks are rarely considered as venomous animals despite that tick saliva contains several protein families present in venomous taxa and that many Ixodida genera can induce paralysis and other types of toxicoses. Tick saliva was previously proposed as a special kind of venom since tick venom is used for blood feeding that counteracts host defense mechanisms. As a result, the present study provides evidenceto reconsider the venomous properties of tick saliva. Results: Based on our extensive literature mining and in silico research, we demonstrate that ticks share several similarities with other venomous taxa. Many tick salivary protein fami

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EB - Genetics and molecular biology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/EE2.3.30.0032" target="_blank" >EE2.3.30.0032: Promotion of post-doctoral positions in the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences aimed to build the global competitiveness of the research teams in the Czech Republic</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Frontiers in Zoology

ISSN

1742-9994

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

11

Issue of the periodical within the volume

JUL 2014

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

18

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000338453300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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