Comparison of bacterial 16S rRNA variable regions for microbiome surveys of ticks

TitleComparison of bacterial 16S rRNA variable regions for microbiome surveys of ticks
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
JournalTicks and Tick-borne Diseases
Volume8
Issue4
Start Page453
Date Published06/2017
AuthorsSperling JL, Silva-Brandão KL, Brandão MM, Lloyd VK, Dang S, Davis CS, Sperling FAH, Magor KE
Abstract

We identify the bacterial assemblages present in extractions from wild-collected Ixodes scapularis from two regions of Canada, and provide the first microbiome survey for Ixodes angustus. Four bacterial families accounted for most diversity, with Rickettsiaceae being replaced as most common by Enterobacteriaceae or Pseudomonadaceae in some I. scapularis, and Francisellaceae being most abundant in I. angustus.

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