Effects of temperature on bacterial microbiome composition in Ixodes scapularis ticks

Abstract Ixodes scapularis, the blacklegged deer tick, is the principal vector of Lyme disease in North America. Environmental factors are known to influence regional and seasonal incidence of Lyme disease and possibly the endemicity of the disease to the northeastern and upper mid‐western regions o...

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Main Authors: Santosh Thapa, Yan Zhang, Michael S. Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-05-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.719