Microbiota of field-collected Ixodes scapularis and Dermacentor variabilis from eastern and southern Ontario, Canada

Author:

Clow, KM, Weese, JS, Rousseau, J, and Jardine, CM

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2017-09

Journal/Series title:

Ticks Tick Borne Dis.

Volume:

S1877-959X

Issue:

URL:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29042239

Abstract:

The microbiota of hard ticks has been an area of growing interest due to the potential role that the broader microbial community may play in pathogen carriage and transmission.The findings of our study differ from previous studies of these tick species conducted in other geographic areas, and highlight the potential role geography and related ecological factors may have in shaping the tick microbiota.