The immune factors involved in the rapid clearance of bacteria from the midgut of the tick Ixodes ricinus

Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods that transmit a wide range of pathogens to humans as well as wild and domestic animals. They also harbor a non-pathogenic microbiota, although our previous study has shown that the diverse bacterial microbiome in the midgut of Ixodes ricinus is quantitativ...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Main Authors:	Melina Garcia Guizzo, Helena Frantová, Stephen Lu, Tereza Kozelková, Kristýna Číhalová, Filip Dyčka, Alena Hrbatová, Miray Tonk-Rügen, Jan Perner, José M. Ribeiro, Andrea C. Fogaça, Ludek Zurek, Petr Kopáček
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-08-01
Subjects:	tick Ixodes midgut microbiome immune system antimicrobial peptide defensin
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1450353/full