Borrelia afzelii Infection in the Rodent Host Has Dramatic Effects on the Bacterial Microbiome of Ixodes ricinus Ticks
Phineas T. Hamilton, Elodie Maluenda, Anouk Sarr, Alessandro Belli, Georgia Hurry, Olivier Duron, Olivier Plantard, Maarten J. Voordouw
Abstract
Many blood-sucking arthropods transmit pathogens that cause infectious disease. For example, Ixodes ricinus ticks transmit the bacterium Borrelia afzelii , which causes Lyme disease in humans.
Topics & Concepts
Borrelia afzeliiIxodes ricinusBiologyMicrobiomeRicinusNymphTickMicrobiologyBorreliaIxodesLarvaZoologyBorrelia burgdorferiVirologyEcologyImmunologyGeneticsBotanyAntibodyInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesVector-borne infectious diseasesInsect and Pesticide Research