Description
Material provided: Whole ticks, dissected tissues, or extracts
Unit definition: 50 ticks (25 if dissected)
Vector information
Family: Argasidae
Genus: Ornithodoros
Species: Ornithodoros moubata
Place of origin: Neuchâtel University
Date of colonisation: 2008
Production protocol
Ticks are reared under specific conditions (no light – 28°C – 85% RH) using only artificial blood feeding. They are dissected alive to preserve the structure of organs or entire ticks are killed by freezing at -80°C for later use.
Product options
Please specify in your request:
Sample size: For larger sample sizes, request more units.
Whole or dissected: Dead whole ticks or tick organs (midgut, salivary glands, gonads, Malpighian tubes)
Form of material:
- Whole ticks or dissected tissues, fixed in 70% ethanol, formalin, or other fixative: useful for DNA extraction from 70% ethanol, immunohistochemistry, not useful for RNA experiments or proteomics.
- Whole ticks or dissected tissues, homogenised in a lysis buffer such as Trizol: useful for RNA, DNA and protein experiments.
- Whole ticks or dissected tissues, frozen at -80°C or stored in RNALater: useful for RNA, DNA and protein experiments.
- Other formats or preparations may be possible by request, contact us.
For more information, please contact us.