Name - Amblyomma sculptum

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:3155083 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Amblyomma sculptum Berlese 1888

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Recent Publications

• Conspecific hyperparasitism in two Ornithodoros species (Ixodida: Argasidae) endemic to Brazil, and interspecific hyperparasitism between Amblyomma sculptum and Rhipicephalus microplus (Ixodida: Ixodidae).
• High seroprevalence of Rickettsia spp. and molecular detection of Rickettsia amblyommatis in human-biting ticks from the eastern Amazon, Brazil.
• Tick saliva protein fraction inhibits breast cancer by decreasing cell viability and promoting apoptosis in vitro.
• Rural dogs Canis familiaris as sentinels to ectoparasites and tick borne pathogens around six Atlantic Forest conservation units in Brazil.
• Variation in the hatching rate of larvae of four tick species from laboratory colonies.

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