ICG00155 Ixodes scapularis - Internal Control Genes Database (ICG)

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Ixodes scapularis

Accession: ICG00155

Latin Name: Ixodes scapularis

Common Name: Deer tick, Blacklegged tick

Taxonomy ID: 6945

Description: Ixodes scapularis are highly efficient arthropod vectors of infectious diseases, being able to transmit viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and helminth parasites. It is a vector for human diseases like Lyme borreliosis, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis in the Central and Eastern United States. It belongs to the subarctic Ixodes persulcatus complex of species that include Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes pacificus, vectors of Lyme disease in Asia, Europe and the western US, respectively.

ICG00155-1

Tissues

Internal Control Genes

Gene Symbol	Gene Model	Application Scenario	Accession Number	Primers(5' - 3') (Forward/Reverse)	Size (bp)	Annealing Temperature	Detection
rps4	Ribosomal Protein S5	Salivary Gland Synganglia	DQ066214	F: GGTGAAGAAGATTGTCAAGCAGAG R: TGAAGCCAGCAGGGTAGTTTG	80	55	SYBR
l13a	Ribosomal Protein L13	Salivary Gland Synganglia	XM_002436237	F: GCATTTCGGGCAGTTTCTTCAG R: TACTTTCGCCTGGGGTTGA	280	55	SYBR

Molecular Types:

mRNA

Evaluation Methods

geNorm

NormFinder

Contact

Name: YOONSEONG PARK

Email: ypark@ksu.edu

Institution: Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, 123 Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506

Basic Information

Gene Summary