Characterization of microbiota diversity of engorged ticks collected from dogs in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ticks are one of the most common external parasites in dogs, and are associated with the transmission of a number of major zoonoses, which result in serious harm to human health and even death. Also, the increasing number of pet dogs and pet owners in China has caused concern regarding human tick-borne illnesses. Accordingly, studies are needed to gain a complete understanding of the bacterial composition and diversity of the ticks that parasitize dogs.

Objectives

To date, there have been relatively few reports on the analysis of the bacterial community structure and diversity in ticks that parasitize dogs. The objective of this study was to investigate the microbial composition and diversity of parasitic ticks of dogs, and assessed the effect of tick sex and geog

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8170221 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature