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Lyme Disease Ticks Produce Antibiotic That Protects Them From Human Skin Bacteria – UCSF News Services
Though ticks are notorious for transmitting pathogens such as the Lyme disease bacterium, how does their immune system keep them safe from contracting pathogens…
Ticks live dangerous lives, spending most of their time questing for a host across wildly different habitats and seasons. Once they encounter a reptile, bird, or a mammal like us, they become intimately connected with it and all of its bacteria and viruses for days on end. Though ticks are notorious for transmitting pathogens such as the Lyme disease bacterium, how does their immune system keep them safe from contracting pathogens themselves?
In a study published in Cell on Dec. 10, 2020, a research…
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