Temporal patterns in Ixodes ricinus microbial communities: an insight into tick-borne microbe interactions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ticks transmit pathogens of medical and veterinary importance and are an increasing threat to human and animal health. Assessing disease risk and developing new control strategies requires identifying members of the tick-borne microbiota as well as their temporal dynamics and interactions.

Methods

Using high-throughput sequencing, we studied the Ixodes ricinus microbiota and its temporal dynamics. 371 nymphs were monthly collected during three consecutive years in a peri-urban forest. After a Poisson lognormal model was adjusted to our data set, a principal component analysis, sparse network reconstruction, and differential analysis allowed us to assess seasonal and monthly variability of I. ricinus microbiota and interactions within this community.

Results

SUBMITTER: Lejal E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8254910 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature