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21506856

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-6-3
pubmed:abstractText
Otobius megnini has an autogenous 1 host life cycle, where larvae and nymphs stay attached inside the ear canal for long periods, but the adult tick is free living and can lay several egg batches without feeding. In order to obtain information about anatomical structures involved in this particular life cycle, nymphs and adults of O. megnini were dissected and salivary gland images were obtained in situ with the use of scanning electronic microscopy. Measurements of salivary alveoli were obtained with the use of ImageJ 1.40 g software. In the nymphs, the Type I alveoli are relatively small (mean diameter: 19.6 µm) compared with those of the adults (mean: 43.4 µm) and other soft ticks in the literature. Type II alveoli in nymphs are similar (mean: 82.6 µm) to previously described alveoli in adult soft ticks. In contrast, the adults of O. megnini Type II alveoli are smaller (mean: 36.8 µm) and have a wrinkled surface. These findings provide more evidence that Type I alveoli take part in absorption of moisture during the free-living tick stages.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1937-2345
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
535-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Developmental changes in salivary glands of nymphs and adults of the spinose ear tick Otobius megnini.
pubmed:affiliation
INTA EEA Rafaela, Ruta 34, km 227 (2300) Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina. mmastropaolo@rafaela.inta.gov.ar
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't