Hyaluronidase Activity in Saliva of European Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

In this study, we detected activity of enzyme hyaluronidase in six Culicoides species that commonly occur in Europe and that are putative vectors of arboviruses. Hyaluronidase was present in all species studied, although its molecular size, sensitivity to SDS, and substrate specificity differed between species. Further studies on the potential effect of hyaluronidase activity on the vector competence of Culicoides species for arboviruses would be beneficial.

Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 12, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: Radrova, J., Vlkova, M., Volfova, V., Sumova, P., Cetre-Sossah, C., Carpenter, S., Darpel, K., Rakotoarivony, I., Allene, X., Votypka, J., Volf, P. Tags: Short Communications Source Type: research