Virome diversity of Hyalomma dromedarii ticks collected from camels in the United Arab Emirates.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Viruses are important components of the microbiome of ticks. Ticks are capable of transmitting several serious viral diseases to humans and animals. Hitherto, the composition of viral communities in Hyalomma dromedarii ticks associated with camels in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains unexplored. This study aimed to characterize the RNA virome diversity in male and female H. dromedarii ticks collected from camels in Al Ain, UAE.

Materials and methods

We collected ticks, extracted, and sequenced RNA, using Illumina (NovaSeq 6000) and Oxford Nanopore (MinION).

Results

From the total generated sequencing reads, 180,559 (~0.35%) and 197,801 (~0.34%) reads were identified as virus-related reads in male and female tick samples, respectiv

SUBMITTER: Perveen N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10082741 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature