The dynamics of the microbiome in Ixodidae are shaped by tick ontogeny and pathogens in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

• Main Authors: Lau, Alice C.C., Wessam Mohamed, Ahmed Mohamed, Nakao, Ryo, Onuma, Manabu, Qiu, Yongjin, Nakajima, Nobuyoshi, Shimozuru, Michito, Mohd Azlan, Jayasilan, Mohamed Abdallah, Mohamed Moustafa, Tsubota, Toshio
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41311/1/The%20dynamics%20of%20the%20microbiome%20in%20Ixodidae.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41311/; https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/mgen/10.1099/mgen.0.000954#abstract_content
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Tick-borne diseases have recently been considered a potential emerging public health threat in Malaysia; however, fundamental studies into tick-borne pathogens and microbiome appear limited. In this study, six tick species (Ixodes granulatus, Haemaphysalis hystricis, Haemaphysalis shimoga, Dermacent...