ArticleParasites & vectors2018
Spectrophotometric analysis of lipid used to examine the phenology of the tick Ixodes ricinus.
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- Insights on the phenology of the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) using stored lipids.Insect science · 2026Article
- Exploring the longitudinal expression dynamics of midguts in adult female Amblyomma americanum ticks.BMC genomics · 2024Article
- Exploring midgut expression dynamics: longitudinal transcriptomic analysis of adult femalebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Biochemical analysis of Hyalomma dromedarii salivary glands and gut tissues using SR-FTIR micro-spectroscopy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Differential associations of horizontally and vertically transmitted symbionts on Ixodes ricinus behaviour and physiology.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Insight Into the Dynamics of the Ixodes ricinus Nymphal Midgut Proteome.Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP · 2023Article
- Temporal patterns in Ixodes ricinus microbial communities: an insight into tick-borne microbe interactions.Microbiome · 2021Article
- Quantitative Parameters of the Body Composition Influencing Host Seeking Behavior ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Metabolic rate and resource depletion in the tick Ixodes ricinus in response to temperature.Experimental & applied acarology · 2021Article
- Determining the total energy budget of the tick Ixodes ricinus.Experimental & applied acarology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTicks store lipid as an energy souce, which depletes progressively between blood meals. The amount of lipid and rate of lipid depletion can be used as a good indicator of the feeding history and assist in explaining the phenology of tick populations. However, existing gravimetric approaches to lipid measurement are relatively imprecise. To improve our ability to accurately measure lipid accumulation and metabolism in individual ticks, a microquantity colorimetric sulfophosphovanillan method of lipid estimation was standardised and used to explore the seasonal variations in the lipid content of I. ricinus nymphs.
resultsLipid values for field-derived questing ticks, collected by blanket dragging, varied between 5-45 μg and clear patterns of lipid depletion were demonstrated under controlled laboratory conditions. For field populations collected monthly over two years, the results indicate that two different cohorts of nymphs enter the questing tick population in autumn and spring, with very few nymphs joining the population in summer.
conclusionsThe data illustrate the seasonal change in lipid content of nymphal ticks, reflecting their feeding history and highlight the utility of the spectrophotometric technique for analysis of lipid in ticks in helping to improve our understanding of seasonal activity patterns.
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