The Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Bm86 gene plays a critical role in the fitness of ticks fed on cattle during acute Babesia bovis infection
Men’s Boots Abstract Background Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is an economically important tick of cattle involved in the transmission of Babesia bovis, the etiological agent of bovine babesiosis.Commercial anti-tick vaccines based on the R.microplus Bm86 glycoprotein have shown some effect in controlling tick infestation; however their eff