Another tick bites the dust: exploring the association of microbial composition with a broad transmission competence of tick vector species.
Microbiol Spectr
; 11(6): e0215623, 2023 Dec 12.
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| ID: mdl-37800912
ABSTRACT
IMPORTANCE Some tick species are competent to transmit more than one pathogen while other species are, until now, known to be competent to transmit only one single or any pathogen. Such a difference in vector competence for one or more pathogens might be related to the microbiome, and understanding what differentiates these two groups of ticks could help us control several diseases aiming at the bacteria groups that contribute to such a broad vector competence. Using 16S rRNA from tick species that could be classified into these groups, genera such as Rickettsia and Staphylococcus seemed to be associated with such a broad vector competence. Our results highlight differences in tick species when they are divided based on the number of pathogens they are competent to transmit. These findings are the first step into understanding the relationship between one single tick species and the pathogens it transmits.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rickettsia
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Ticks
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Tick-Borne Diseases
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Tick Bites
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Microbiol Spectr
Year:
2023
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Article
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