Comparison of salivary gland and midgut microbiome in the soft ticks Ornithodoros erraticus and Ornithodoros moubata.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ornithodoros erraticus and Ornithodoros moubata are the main vectors of African swine fever virus (ASFV) and the human relapsing fever spirochetes Borrelia hispanica and Borrelia crocidurae in the Mediterranean region and Borrelia duttoni in continental Africa. Manipulation of the tick microbiome has been shown to reduce vector fitness and competence in tick vectors, suggesting that the identification of key microbial players associated with tick tissues can inform interventions such as anti-microbiota vaccines to block pathogen development in the midgut and/or salivary glands.

Methods

In this study, we analyzed and compared the microbiome of the salivary glands and midgut of O. erraticus and O. moubata. For the t

SUBMITTER: Piloto-Sardinas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10203192 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature