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Diversity of Rickettsiales in the Microbiome of the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum
26 Oct 2013
Abstract excerpt
Ticks are important vectors for many emerging pathogens. However, they are also infected with many symbionts and commensals, often competing for the same niches. In this paper, we characterize the microbiome of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae), the lone star tick, in order to better understand the evolutionary relationships between pathogens and nonpathogens. Multitag pyrosequencing of prokaryotic 16S rRNA...
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