Microbiota perturbation by anti-microbiota vaccine reduces the colonization of Borrelia afzelii in Ixodes ricinus

Abstract Background Ticks can transmit a broad variety of pathogens of medical importance, including Borrelia afzelii, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis in Europe. Tick microbiota is an important factor modulating, not only vector physiology, but also the vector competence. Anti-microbiota vac...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Lourdes Mateos-Hernandez, Apolline Maitre, Ryan O. M. Rego, Radek Šíma, Stefania Porcelli, Sabine Rakotobe, Angélique Foucault-Simonin, Sara Moutailler, Vaidas Palinauskas, Justė Aželytė, Ladislav Sǐmo, Dasiel Obregon, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01599-7