Exploring the Individual Bacterial Microbiota of Questing Ixodes ricinus Nymphs.

ABSTRACT: Ixodes ricinus is the most common hard tick species in Europe and an important vector of pathogens of human and animal health concerns. The rise of high-throughput sequencing has facilitated the identification of many tick-borne pathogens and, more globally, of various microbiota members depending on the scale of concern. In this study, we aimed to assess the bacterial diversity of individual I. ricinus questing nymphs collected in France using high-throughput 16S gene metabarcoding. From 180 dragging-collected nymphs, we identified more than 700 bacterial genera, of which about 20 are abundantly represented (>1% of total reads). Together with 136 other genera assigned, they constitute a core internal microbiota in this study. We also identified 20 individuals carrying Bor

SUBMITTER: Alafaci A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8303981 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature