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\kur{Ixodes holocyclus\kur{}} - životní cyklus, toxicita a schopnost přenášet borrelie
VLČKOVÁ, Kamila
Ixodes holocyclus is the most common species of blood-feeding arthropods along the whole eastern coast of Australia. The salivary secretions contain neurotoxins, which cause paralysis and toxicoses to the hosts, especially cats, dogs, livestock, and even man, while native fauna appears to be immune. Despite its wide distribution, the role of paralytic toxins in disease transmission and the spectrum of pathogens carried by this tick are poorly understood. It is impossible to breed the ticks on animals because of their toxicity. However using an artificial feeding membrane helped us to establish a laboratory colony, which was necessary to perform our subsequent experiments. This study was focused on the ability of I. holocyclus to transmit Borrelia afzelii, a spirochete bacterium causing Lyme borreliosis. The next goal was to identify the paralytic neurotoxins.
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