Virome and Blood Meal-Associated Host Responses in Ixodes persulcatus Naturally Fed on Patients

The long-lasting co-evolution of ticks with pathogens results in mutual adaptation. Blood-feeding is one of the critical physiological behaviors that have been associated with the tick microbiome; however, most knowledge was gained through the study of laboratory-reared ticks. Here we detached Ixode...

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Main Authors: Liang-Jing Li, Nian-Zhi Ning, Yuan-Chun Zheng, Yan-Li Chu, Xiao-Ming Cui, Ming-Zhu Zhang, Wen-Bin Guo, Ran Wei, Hong-Bo Liu, Yi Sun, Jin-Ling Ye, Bao-Gui Jiang, Ting-Ting Yuan, Jie Li, Cai Bian, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Hui Wang, Jia-Fu Jiang, Ju-Liang Song, Wu-Chun Cao, Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam, Xue-Bing Ni, Na Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.728996/full