Polymorphism in Two Populations of the Brown Ear Tick, Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae)
2000
Baliraine, F. N. | Osir, E. O. | Obuya, S. B. | Mulaa, F. J.
Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis was used to compare the protein profiles of two geographically isolated populations of the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae) in Kenya. Most of the protein spots were common to both populations, but a number were specific to each population. Since proteins are encoded by genes, the presence of population-specific proteins suggests that there may be genetic differences between the two populations. It is proposed that some of these population-specific proteins might be related to the differences in susceptibility of the ticks to Theileria parva infection.
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