Characterization and evaluation of a Sarcoptes scabiei allergen as a candidate vaccine

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Predicted cross-reactivity between SsTm and known allergens in SDAP

No	Allergen	Accession	Species	Sequence Length	bit score^a	E score
1	Tyr p 10.0101	ABQ96644	Storage mite	284	33.9	3.7e-03
2	Der f 10.0101	ABU97468	American house dust mite	289	33.7	4.4e-03
3	Der p 10	CAA75141	European house dust mite	284	33.1	6.4e-03
4	Blo t 10.0101	ABU97466	mite	284	32.9	7.3e-03

^aThe bit score is equivalent to the bit score reported by BLAST. A 1-bit increase in score corresponds to a 2-fold reduction in expectation, and a 10-bit increase implies 1000-fold lower expectation. Sequences with E values < 0.01 are almost always homologous.

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