Microbiome study on adult male and female Ixodes scapularis from central Pennsylvania

The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is the vector of several zoonotic pathogens/parasites including the etiological agents of Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi), anaplasmosis (Anaplasma phagocytophilum), and babesiosis (Babesia microti). In this study we investigated sex-specific differences in bacterial communities from adult I. scapularis populations sampled from Central Pennsylvania.

硬蜱，学名为Ixodes scapularis，是多种动物源性疾病病原体或寄生虫的传播媒介，包括莱姆病（由伯氏螺旋体Borrelia burgdorferi引起）、无形体病（由嗜吞噬细胞无形体Anaplasma phagocytophilum引起）和巴贝斯虫病（由微小巴贝斯虫Babesia microti引起）的致病因子。在本研究中，我们调查了来自宾夕法尼亚州中部的成年硬蜱种群中细菌群落性别的特异性差异。