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From: Modulation of the tick gut milieu by a secreted tick protein favors Borrelia burgdorferi colonization

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PIXR abrogation and impact on tick immune response genes. qRT-PCR analysis of expression levels of: a stat; b relish; c duox; d nos; e basket; and f dorsal in repleted larvae fed on rPIXR-immunized or ovalbumin-immunized B. burgdorferi-infected mice. Each data point represents a pool of two to three guts. Horizontal bars represent the median. Mean values significantly different in a non-parametric Mann–Whitney test (P  < 0.05) indicated

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