Exploring the bacteriome in anthropophilic ticks: To investigate the vectors for diagnosis.

<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to characterize the bacterial microbiome of hard ticks with affinity to bite humans in La Rioja (North of Spain).<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 88 adult ticks (22 Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, 27 Haemaphysalis punctata, 30 Dermac...

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Main Authors: Aránzazu Portillo, Ana M Palomar, María de Toro, Sonia Santibáñez, Paula Santibáñez, José A Oteo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213384