Histochemical observations on the effect of quaranfil virus on the salivary glands of argas [persicargas] arboreus [ixodoidea: argasidae]

ABSTRACT

Stained salivary gland sections of uninfected and Quaranfil virus-infected female Argas [P.] arboreus were compared. Hematoxylin and eosin and the histochemical stains for glycogen [PAS], basic proteins [Hg-BPB] and lipids [Sudan-black S] were employed. The effect of Quaranfil virus infection on postfeeding histochemical changes in the salivary glands were recorded. Basic protein content of A, Ba, Bb, and Bc cells was higher in most alveoli of infected salivary glands than in uninfected ones. Postfeeding time-related changes in the histochemical staining reaction of type of B-alveoli are described in detail