Characteristics and application of tick cell lines

Tick cell lines are invaluable tools for research on ticks and tick-borne pathogens. The range of their applications is constantly being expanded. Tick cell lines have some common characteristics, some of which are different from insect and vertebrate cell lines. In this review, the characteristics...

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Published inMedical Entomology and Zoology Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 175 - 179
Main Author Nakao, Ryo
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Tokyo The Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology 25.12.2019
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Subjects
Arachnids
Cell lines
endogenous viruses
endosymbionts
ISE6
isolation
Pathogens
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ISSN0424-7086
2185-5609
DOI10.7601/mez.70.175

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Summary:Tick cell lines are invaluable tools for research on ticks and tick-borne pathogens. The range of their applications is constantly being expanded. Tick cell lines have some common characteristics, some of which are different from insect and vertebrate cell lines. In this review, the characteristics of tick cell lines and their applications to studies of ticks and tick-borne pathogens are introduced.
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ISSN:0424-7086
2185-5609
DOI:10.7601/mez.70.175