Rickettsia helvetica infection is associated with microbiome modulation in Ixodes ricinus collected from humans in Serbia

Abstract Rickettsia helvetica is an emerging pathogen of the Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia (SFGR) causing spotted fever diseases in various European countries. This tick-borne pathogen replicates in tick tissues such as the midgut and salivary gland, but its potential interactions with the vector m...

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Main Authors: Apolline Maitre, Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, Angélique Foucault-Simonin, Sara Moutailler, Jean-Christophe Paoli, Alessandra Falchi, Adrian A. Díaz-Sánchez, Pavle Banović, Dasiel Obregón, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15681-x