The importance of ticks in veterinary and medical science has received much attention. The dominant tick species in northeastern China, Ixodes persulcatus tick can transmit various pathogens to humans and animals and there are some studies on the microbiome composition of this tick. Our study characterized the bacterial communities in I. persulcatus by 16S amplicon pyrosequencing and described the differences of microorganisms in male and female tick and assessed the variation of microorganisms in the development stages in northeastern China. We mainly found the following bacteria genera: Pseudomonas (Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae), Citrobacter (Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae), and Rickettsia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae). Rickettsia is common and harmful pathogen transmitted by ticks. Meanwhile, we found there were differences between male and female tick of microbiomes, and the diversity of microbiome increased from engorged female ticks to eggs, but decreased when the eggs were molting into larvae. Our data showed that male ticks exhibited greater microbial diversity than female I. persulcatus tick and larvae presented with a different bacterial community compared to engorged female tick and hatched eggs. These findings may be useful for further understanding the interaction between I. persulcatus and microbiome biology.
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13 February 2020
Characterization of Microbial Communities in Ixodes persulcatus (Ixodida: Ixodidae), a Veterinary and Medical Important Tick Species in Northeastern China
Lian-Feng Li,
Ran Wei,
Hong-Bo Liu,
Bao-Gui Jiang,
Xiao-Ming Cui,
Wei Wei,
Ting-Ting Yuan,
Qian Wang,
Lin Zhao,
Luo-Yuan Xia,
Jie Li,
Jia-Fu Jiang,
Na Jia,
Yan-Ling Hu
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 57 • No. 4
July 2020
Vol. 57 • No. 4
July 2020
16S rRNA
developmental stages
Ixodes persulcatus
microbiome