Tuesday, December 12, 2006
D0315

Isolation and characterization of immunogenic and bioactive molecules from Sarcoptes scabiei

Larry G. Arlian, larry.arlian@wright.edu, Marjorie S. Morgan, marjorie.morgan@wright.edu, Kevin Peterson, kevin.peterson@wright.edu, DiAnn L. Vyszenski-Moher, diann.vyszenski-moher@wright.edu, and Cynthia J. Williams, williams.179@wright.edu. Wright State University, Department of Biological Sciences, 3640 Col. Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH

Previous research has established that the scabies mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, is the source of immunogenic proteins and of molecules that modulate the immune response of a variety of host immune effector cells. The purpose of this study was to isolate, characterize and sequence some of the molecules responsible for these activities.


Species 1: Acari Sarcoptidae Sarcoptes scabiei (itch mite)