Another tick bites the dust: exploring the association of microbial composition with a broad transmission competence of tick vector species.

ABSTRACT: Ticks harbor and transmit many different pathogens. While some species are competent vectors of a single pathogen, mono-competent vectors (MCV), other species are proven to be competent vectors of several pathogens, pluri-competent vectors (PCV). Such a difference in vector competence might be related to the microbiome. To better comprehend its influence on the vector competence of ticks for one or several pathogens, a data-driven approach using publicly available databases was applied on bacterial 16S rRNA from MCV and PCV tick species. Alpha and beta diversity, co-occurrence networks, and functional profiles were analyzed. A differential analysis was performed to identify bacterial genera associated with PCV ticks. These tick species presented higher richness, and the bacterial compositi

SUBMITTER: Mota TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10714957 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature