The single marginally significant correlation (R 2 = −0.5) between the level of antibody and the nymph mortality after feeding was negative, suggesting a reduction in tick mortality due to the antibodies produced against IrSPI.
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Failed Disruption of Tick Feeding, Viability, and Molting after Immunization of Mice and Sheep with Recombinant <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Salivary Proteins IrSPI and IrLip1.
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