Current debates and advances in tick microbiome research

• Published in: Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases Vol. 1; p. 100036
• Main Authors: Wu-Chuang, Alejandra, Hodžić, Adnan, Mateos-Hernández, Lourdes, Estrada-Peña, Agustín, Obregon, Dasiel, Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anti-tick microbiota vaccines; microbiome; microorganisms; parasitology; pathogens; Review; Tick microbiome; Tick-borne pathogens; Tick-microbiome interaction; ticks; Anti-tick microbiota vaccines; Tick-microbiome interaction; Tick microbiome; Tick-borne pathogens

The main importance of ticks resides in their ability to harbor pathogens that can be transmitted to terrestrial vertebrates including humans. Recently, studies have focused on the taxonomic and functional composition of the tick microbiome, its microbial diversity and variation under different fact...