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Identification of Novel Viruses in Amblyomma americanum , Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis Ticks
6 Mar 2018
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The incidence of tick-borne disease is increasing, driven by rapid geographical expansion of ticks and the discovery of new tick-associated pathogens. The examination of the tick microbiome is essential in order to understand the relationship between microbes and their tick hosts and to facilitate the identification of new tick-borne pathogens. Genomic analyses using unbiased high-throughput sequencing platforms...
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