{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Qiu H"],"funding":["State Key Research Development Program of China","Science and Technology Plan Medical and Health Category Project of Shantou","National Natural Science Foundation of China","Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University Support Program for San Heng San Zong"],"pagination":["3237"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9735619"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12(23)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Ticks carry and transmit a variety of pathogens, which are very harmful to humans and animals. To characterize the microbial interactions in ticks, we analysed the microbiota of the hard ticks, <i>Dermacentor silvarum</i>, <i>Ixodes persulcatus</i>, and <i>Haemaphysalis concinna,</i> using 16S rRNA, showing that microbial interactions are underappreciated in terms of shaping arthropod microbiomes. The results show that the bacterial richness and microbiota structures of these three tick species had significant differences. Interestingly, the bacterial richness (Chao1 index) of all ticks decreased significantly after they became engorged. All the operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were assigned to 26 phyla, 67 classes, 159 orders, 279 families, and 627 genera. Microbial interactions in <i>D. silvarum</i> demonstrated more connections than in <i>I. persulcatus</i> and <i>H. concinna.</i> Bacteria with a high abundance were not important families in microbial interactions. Positive interactions of Bacteroidaceae and F_Solibacteraceae Subgroup 3 with other bacterial families were detected in all nine groups of ticks. This study provides an overview of the microbiota structure and interactions of three tick species and improves our understanding of the role of the microbiota in tick physiology and vector capacity, thus being conducive to providing basic data for the prevention of ticks and tick-borne diseases."],"journal":["Animals : an open access journal from MDPI"],"pubmed_title":["Microbiota Community Structure and Interaction Networks within <i>Dermacentor silvarum</i>, <i>Ixodes persulcatus</i>, and <i>Haemaphysalis concinna</i>."],"pmcid":["PMC9735619"],"funding_grant_id":["TDJH202002","32072885","220511176491121","2019YFC1200501"],"pubmed_authors":["Ju H","Li X","Qiu H","Chang Q","Wang C","Gao J","Wu T","Liu S","Yan Y","Lv Q"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Microbiota Community Structure and Interaction Networks within <i>Dermacentor silvarum</i>, <i>Ixodes persulcatus</i>, and <i>Haemaphysalis concinna</i>.","description":"Ticks carry and transmit a variety of pathogens, which are very harmful to humans and animals. To characterize the microbial interactions in ticks, we analysed the microbiota of the hard ticks, <i>Dermacentor silvarum</i>, <i>Ixodes persulcatus</i>, and <i>Haemaphysalis concinna,</i> using 16S rRNA, showing that microbial interactions are underappreciated in terms of shaping arthropod microbiomes. The results show that the bacterial richness and microbiota structures of these three tick species had significant differences. Interestingly, the bacterial richness (Chao1 index) of all ticks decreased significantly after they became engorged. All the operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were assigned to 26 phyla, 67 classes, 159 orders, 279 families, and 627 genera. Microbial interactions in <i>D. silvarum</i> demonstrated more connections than in <i>I. persulcatus</i> and <i>H. concinna.</i> Bacteria with a high abundance were not important families in microbial interactions. Positive interactions of Bacteroidaceae and F_Solibacteraceae Subgroup 3 with other bacterial families were detected in all nine groups of ticks. This study provides an overview of the microbiota structure and interactions of three tick species and improves our understanding of the role of the microbiota in tick physiology and vector capacity, thus being conducive to providing basic data for the prevention of ticks and tick-borne diseases.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Nov","modification":"2026-04-08T15:38:16.555Z","creation":"2025-04-04T23:36:55.348Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9735619","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36496758"],"doi":["10.3390/ani12233237"]}}