Babesia bovis infection alters the composition and assembly of Rhipicephalus microplus midgut microbiota

IntroductionBabesia bovis is one of the main causative agents of bovine babesiosis. Livestock farmers are constantly struggling to control the population of the tick vector and reduce babesiosis outbreaks. For this reason, the development of new control strategies is necessary. Tick microbiota consi...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Iván Corona-Guerrero, Apolline Maitre, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Rodrigo Morales-García, Consuelo Almazán, Dasiel Obregón, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Juan Mosqueda
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-09-01
Subjects:	Rhipicephalus microplus Babesia bovis microbiota network analysis keystone bacteria
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1608409/full