Table 11. Synopsis of 12 major gene categories in the Ixodes scapularis female synganglion with comparison of the different Transcriptomes –Environmental stress.
Sample Il-1 | Sample Il-2 | Sample 454 | ||||
Peptide (GO: 006950)a | No. Transb | Speciesc | No. Transb | Speciesc | No. Transb | Speciesc |
Heat shock 20 | 3 | I. scapularis/I. pacificus | 1 | I. scapularis | 5 | I. scapularis/D. variabilis |
Heat shock 40 | 0 | ----- | 1 | “ | 0 | ----- |
Heat shock 70 | 23 | I. scapularis/others 1 | 13 | I. scapularis/A. albimanus | 6 | I. scapularis |
Heat shock 90 | 1 | I. scapularis | 6 | I. scapularis/others 1 | 7 | I. scapularis/others 1 |
Total peptides/(No. Transcripts) | 3 (27) | 4 (21) | 3 (18) |