Surface sterilization methods impact measures of internal microbial diversity in ticks

Surface sterilization methods impact measures of internal microbial diversity in ticks

Abstract Background Ticks are obligate blood feeders transmitting major pathogens worldwide. Over the past few years, considerable research efforts have focused on the diversity, distribution and impact of gut and intracellular bacterial symbionts on tick development and tick-borne pathogen transmis...

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Main Authors: Florian Binetruy, Marlène Dupraz, Marie Buysse, Olivier Duron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
16S rRNA
Bacterial communities
Tick microbiome
Metabarcoding
Amblyomma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3517-5

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