IXODES SCAPULARIS
\ˈa͡ɪksə͡ʊdz skˈapjʊlˌɑːɹɪs], \ˈaɪksəʊdz skˈapjʊlˌɑːɹɪs], \ˈaɪ_k_s_əʊ_d_z s_k_ˈa_p_j_ʊ_l_ˌɑː_ɹ_ɪ_s]\
Definitions of IXODES SCAPULARIS
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parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)
By Princeton University
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parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)
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The largest genus of TICKS in the family IXODIDAE, containing over 200 species. Many infest humans and other mammals and several are vectors of diseases such as LYME DISEASE, tick-borne encephalitis (ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE), and KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE.
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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