Laboratory colonization stabilizes the naturally dynamic microbiome composition of field collected Dermacentor andersoni ticks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nearly a quarter of emerging infectious diseases identified in the last century are arthropod-borne. Although ticks and insects can carry pathogenic microorganisms, non-pathogenic microbes make up the majority of their microbial communities. The majority of tick microbiome research has had a focus on discovery and description; very few studies have analyzed the ecological context and functional responses of the bacterial microbiome of ticks. The goal of this analysis was to characterize the stability of the bacterial microbiome of Dermacentor andersoni ticks between generations and two populations within a species.

Methods

The bacterial microbiome of D. andersoni midguts and salivary glands was analyzed from populations collected at two different ecologically dist

SUBMITTER: Gall CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5628422 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature