Article
Comparative Analysis of Tick Microbiomes in Remnant and Reconstructed Prairie Ecosystems of Central Missouri
2025-07-10
Abstract excerpt
The ecological processes that shape tick-associated microbial communities are not fully understood. Ticks harbor diverse microbial communities that include both symbiotic and pathogenic bacteria, and these microbes can influence tick physiology, vector competence, and pathogen transmission. We evaluated bacterial microbiome diversity and composition in two medically important tick species, Amblyomma americanum an...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 68ca0180-c1ad-577d-b4ba-0528b87b4afa
- DOI
- 10.1101/2025.07.06.663241
