Symbiont dynamics of the Tibetan tick Haemaphysalis tibetensis (Acari: Ixodidae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Characterization of the microbial diversity and symbiont dynamics of ticks may help to understand the development of ticks and reveal new strategies to control tick-transmitted pathogens, which has not yet been explored in the Tibetan tick Haemaphysalis tibetensis. This tick species is widely distributed in the Tibetan Plateau, and is recognized as one of the primary parasites affecting domestic and wild animals.

Methods

In the present study, the endosymbionts of H. tibetensis were characterized using diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (diagnostic PCR), and further evaluated for tissue distribution and population dynamics at each developmental stage of ticks and in tissues at different reproductive statuses by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT

SUBMITTER: Wang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5445347 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature