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Effects of temperature on bacterial microbiome composition in Ixodes scapularis ticks
21 Sept 2018
Abstract excerpt
Ixodes scapularis, the blacklegged deer tick, is the principal vector of Lyme disease in North America. Environmental factors are known to influence regional and seasonal incidence of Lyme disease and possibly the endemicity of the disease to the northeastern and upper mid-western regions of the United States. With a goal to understand the impact of environmental temperature on microbial communities within the...
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