Laboratory colonization stabilizes the naturally dynamic microbiome composition of field collected Dermacentor andersoni ticks
Abstract Background Nearly a quarter of emerging infectious diseases identified in the last century are arthropod-borne. Although ticks and insects can carry pathogenic microorganisms, non-pathogenic microbes make up the majority of their microbial communities. The majority of tick microbiome resear...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0352-9 |