Rickettsial pathogens drive microbiota assembly in Hyalomma marginatum and Rhipicephalus bursa ticks

• Published in: Molecular ecology Vol. 32; no. 16; pp. 4660 - 4676
• Main Authors: Maitre, Apolline, Wu‐Chuang, Alejandra, Mateos‐Hernández, Lourdes, Piloto‐Sardiñas, Elianne, Foucault‐Simonin, Angélique, Cicculli, Vincent, Moutailler, Sara, Paoli, Jean‐Christophe, Falchi, Alessandra, Obregón, Dasiel, Cabezas‐Cruz, Alejandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2023; Wiley
• Subjects: Assembly; Bacteria; cattle; computer simulation; Corsica; Geographical distribution; Hyalomma marginatum; Life Sciences; microbial communities; microbial detection; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Network analysis; networks; New species; Pathogens; Rhipicephalus bursa; Rickettsia; rRNA 16S; Stability; Taxa; Ticks; Corsica; Hyalomma marginatum; microbiota; Rickettsia; networks; ticks; Rhipicephalus bursa

Most tick‐borne pathogens (TBPs) are secondarily acquired by ticks during feeding on infected hosts, which imposes ‘priority effect’ constraints, as arrival order influences the establishment of new species in a microbial community. Here we tested whether once acquired, TBPs contribute to bacterial...