Molecular analysis of microbial communities identified in different developmental stages of <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> ticks from Westchester and Dutchess Counties, New York

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Ixodes scapularis ticks play an important role in the transmission of a wide variety of pathogens between various mammalian species, including humans. Pathogens transmitted by ticks include Borrelia, Anaplasma and Babesia. Although ticks may harbour both pathogenic and non-pathogenic microflora, little is known about how the diversity of the microflora within ticks may influence the transmission of pathogens. To...

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