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  1. Investigating the diversity of the 18S SSU rRNA hyper-variable region of Theileria in cattle and Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) from southern Africa using a next generation sequencing approach
  2. Ancestral reconstruction of tick lineages
  3. De novo assembly and annotation of the salivary gland transcriptome of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus male and female ticks during blood feeding
  4. Tick paralysis: Some host and tick perspectives
  5. Argasid systematics and the evolution of blood-feeding behavior: Perspectives from salivary gland transcriptomes
  6. Next-generation sequencing as means to retrieve tick systematic markers, with the focus on Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae)
  7. A review of Theileria diagnostics and epidemiology
  8. Virulence of Trypanosoma congolense strains isolated from cattle and African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  9. Genotypic diversity in Babesia bovis field isolates and vaccine strains from South Africa
  10. Protein gene candidates for the qualitative molecular detection of Theileria parva in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) using the real-time SYBR Green polymerase chain reaction
  11. Geographic distribution of Theileria sp. (buffalo) and Theileria sp. (bougasvlei) in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in southern Africa: implications for speciation
  12. The host preferences of Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae): a generalist approach to surviving multiple host-switches
  13. Correction: The Mitochondrial Genomes of Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae) and Argas africolumbae (Ixodoidae: Argasidae): Estimation of Divergence Dates for the Major Tick Lineages and Reconstruction of Ancestral Blood-Feeding Characters
  14. Cutaneous hypersensitivity responses to Rhipicephalus tick larval antigens in pre-sensitized cattle
  15. Field and laboratory studies on Corridor disease (Theileria parva infection) in cattle population at the livestock/game interface of uPhongolo-Mkuze area, South Africa
  16. Biogenic amine-binding protein selenomethionine derivative
  17. Crystal structure of biogenic amine binding protein from Rhodnius prolixus
  18. Structure of the tryptamine complex of the amine binding protein of Rhodnius prolixus
  19. Structure and ligand-binding properties of the biogenic amine-binding protein from the saliva of a blood-feeding insect vector ofTrypanosoma cruzi
  20. The Mitochondrial Genomes of Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae) and Argas africolumbae (Ixodoidae: Argasidae): Estimation of Divergence Dates for the Major Tick Lineages and Reconstruction of Ancestral Blood-Feeding Characters
  21. Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae): First Description of the Male, Immature Stages and Re-Description of the Female
  22. The sialotranscriptome of Antricola delacruzi female ticks is compatible with non-hematophagous behavior and an alternative source of food
  23. Blocking Babesia bovis vaccine reactions of dairy cattle in milk
  24. Vector competence of Glossina austeni and Glossina brevipalpis for Trypanosoma congolense in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  25. Theileria parva, T. sp. (buffalo) and T. sp. (bougasvlei) 18S variants
  26. Serological survey of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle in South Africa
  27. The Hybrid II assay: a sensitive and specific real-time hybridization assay for the diagnosis ofTheileria parvainfection in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and cattle
  28. Nuttalliella namaqua: A Living Fossil and Closest Relative to the Ancestral Tick Lineage: Implications for the Evolution of Blood-Feeding in Ticks
  29. Alboserpin, a Factor Xa Inhibitor from the Mosquito Vector of Yellow Fever, Binds Heparin and Membrane Phospholipids and Exhibits Antithrombotic Activity
  30. MixedTheileriainfections in free-ranging buffalo herds: implications for diagnosingTheileria parvainfections in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
  31. Diversity in the 18S SSU rRNA V4 hyper-variable region ofTheileriaspp. in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and cattle from southern Africa
  32. Evaluation of a TaqMan real-time PCR for the detection of Theileria parva in buffalo and cattle
  33. An insight into the sialome of blood-feeding Nematocera
  34. Evolution of Vertebrate Hemostatic and Inflammatory Control Mechanisms in Blood-Feeding Arthropods
  35. Savicalin, a lipocalin from hemocytes of the soft tick, Ornithodoros savignyi
  36. Ornithodoros savignyi: Soft tick apyrase belongs to the 5′-nucleotidase family
  37. Multifunctionality and mechanism of ligand binding in a mosquito antiinflammatory protein
  38. Crystal structure of AED7-norepineprhine complex
  39. Tick toxins: perspectives on paralysis and other forms of toxicoses caused by ticks
  40. An insight into the salivary transcriptome and proteome of the soft tick and vector of epizootic bovine abortion, Ornithodoros coriaceus
  41. A novel clade of cysteinyl leukotriene scavengers in soft ticks
  42. Function, mechanism and evolution of the moubatin-clade of soft tick lipocalins
  43. Structure, Function, and Evolution of Biogenic Amine-binding Proteins in Soft Ticks
  44. Characterization of anti-hemostatic factors in the argasid, Argas monolakensis: Implications for the evolution of blood-feeding in the soft tick family
  45. An insight into the sialome of the soft tick, Ornithodorus parkeri
  46. Comparative sialomics between hard and soft ticks: Implications for the evolution of blood-feeding behavior
  47. Crystal Structure of Anopheles gambiae D7R4-norepinephrine complex
  48. The Crystal Structure of D7r4, a Salivary Biogenic Amine-binding Protein from the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae
  49. An annotated catalog of salivary gland transcripts from Ixodes scapularis ticks
  50. Function and Evolution of a Mosquito Salivary Protein Family
  51. The transcriptome of the salivary glands of the female western black-legged tick Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae)
  52. Comparative Genomics, Evolution and Origins of the Nuclear Envelope and Nuclear Pore Complex
  53. Molecular crowding as a mechanism for tick secretory granule biogenesis
  54. Biochemical perspectives on paralysis and other forms of toxicoses caused by ticks
  55. Exon–intron structure of outlier tick lipocalins indicate a monophyletic origin within the larger lipocalin family
  56. The mechanism of αIIbβ3 antagonism by savignygrin and its implications for the evolution of anti-hemostatic strategies in soft ticks
  57. Adaptation of ticks to a blood-feeding environment: evolution from a functional perspective
  58. A reassessment of argasid tick salivary gland ultrastructure from an immuno-cytochemical perspective
  59. The influence of tick behavior, biotope and host specificity on concerted evolution of the platelet aggregation inhibitor savignygrin, from the soft tick Ornithodoros savignyi
  60. The Major Tick Salivary Gland Proteins and Toxins from the Soft Tick, Ornithodoros savignyi, Are Part of the Tick Lipocalin Family: Implications for the Origins of Tick Toxicoses
  61. Evolution of Hematophagy in Ticks: Common Origins for Blood Coagulation and Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors from Soft Ticks of the Genus Ornithodoros
  62. Pathogenic mechanisms of sand tampan toxicoses induced by the tick, Ornithodoros savignyi
  63. Amino acid sequence and structure modeling of savignin, a thrombin inhibitor from the tick, Ornithodoros savignyi
  64. Identification of extrinsic blood coagulation pathway inhibitors from the tick Ornithodoros savignyi (Acari: Argasidae)
  65. Savignygrin, a Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor from the Soft Tick Ornithodoros savignyi, Presents the RGD Integrin Recognition Motif on the Kunitz-BPTI Fold
  66. Identification of putative proteins involved in granule biogenesis of tick salivary glands
  67. Purification and characterization of apyrase from the tick, Ornithodoros savignyi