Drivers and patterns of microbial community assembly in a Lyme disease vector.

ABSTRACT: Vector-borne diseases constitute a major global health burden and are increasing in geographic range and prevalence. Mounting evidence has demonstrated that the vector microbiome can impact pathogen dynamics, making the microbiome a focal point in vector-borne disease ecology. However, efforts to generalize preliminary findings across studies and systems and translate these findings into disease control strategies are hindered by a lack of fundamental understanding of the processes shaping the vector microbiome and the interactions therein. Here, we use 16S rRNA sequencing and apply a community ecology framework to analyze microbiome community assembly and interactions in Ixodes pacificus, the Lyme disease vector in the western United States. We find that vertical transmission route

SUBMITTER: Couper LI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6635933 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature