Term of Award
1980
Degree Name
Master of Science in Biology
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (restricted to Georgia Southern)
Department
Department of Biology
Committee Chair
John E. George
Committee Member 1
James H. Oliver, Jr.
Committee Member 2
Sara N. Bennett
Abstract
Guinea pigs acquire resistance to the feeding of larvae of the ixodid ticks Dermacentor andersoni and Amblyomma americanum after one infestation of the respective species. In challenged hosts, the resistance was manifested by a reduction in the numbers of larvae completing engorgement and a decline in the weight of engorged ticks. Both Dermacentor andersoni and Amblyomma americanum resistant guinea pigs were cross resistant to Dermacentor variabilis. Results from injection of tick salivary gland antigen from the three tick species intracutaneously into resistant guinea pigs support the above findings relative to cross reactions. Evidence is presented to suggest that ticks with long, deeply penetrating mouthparts are less susceptible to host resistance responses produced as result of tick feeding.
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Recommended Citation
McTier, Tom L., "Resistance and Cross Resistance of Guinea Pigs to Dermacentor andersoni, Dermacentor variabilis, Amblyomma americanum, and Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)" (1980). Legacy ETDs. 835.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd_legacy/835
