Bacterial Pathogens and Symbionts Harboured by <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Ticks Parasitising Red Squirrels in the United Kingdom

Red squirrels (<i>Sciurus vulgaris</i>) are native to most of Eurasia; in much of the United Kingdom, they have been supplanted by the non-native grey squirrel, and are considered an endangered species. Very little is known about the range of tick-borne pathogens to which UK red squirrel...

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Main Authors: Lisa Luu, Ana M. Palomar, Gemma Farrington, Anna-Katarina Schilling, Shonnette Premchand-Branker, John McGarry, Benjamin L. Makepeace, Anna Meredith, Lesley Bell-Sakyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/4/458