Tick Cell Biobank
The Tick Cell Biobank houses a collection of continuous arthropod cell lines.
Please email the Tick Cell Biobank for further information / enquiries.
Ticks are blood-feeding arthropods which transmit many human and animal diseases. Research into prevention and cure of these diseases, which are caused by viruses, bacteria and protozoa, is greatly assisted by the use of cell culture systems that enable study of both how tick cells function, and how and why ticks transmit these disease-causing pathogens.
The Tick Cell Biobank houses a collection of most of the continuous cell lines derived from ixodid and argasid ticks of medical and veterinary importance available worldwide and develops novel cell lines from ticks and other arthropods. The Biobank also houses a small collection of tick-borne bacteria.
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