Characterization and manipulation of the bacterial community in the midgut of Ixodes ricinus

0559399 - BC 2023 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Guizzo, Melina Garcia - Dolezelikova, K. - Neupane, S. - Frantová, Helena - Hrbatová, A. - Pafčo, Barbora - Fiorotti, Jessica - Kopáček, Petr - Žůrek, L.
Characterization and manipulation of the bacterial community in the midgut of Ixodes ricinus.
Parasites & Vectors. Roč. 15, č. 1 (2022), č. článku 248. ISSN 1756-3305. E-ISSN 1756-3305
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) EF16_019/0000759; GA ČR(CZ) GA19-04301S
Institutional support: RVO:60077344 ; RVO:68081766
Keywords : Ixodes ricinus * Midgut * Microbiome * Culturing * High-throughput sequencing * Capillary feeding * Microbiome manipulation
OECD category: Veterinary science; Veterinary science (UBO-W)
Impact factor: 3.2, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-022-05362-z

Background: Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods transmitting a wide range of pathogens to humans and animals. They also harbor a non-pathogenic microbiota, primarily in the ovaries and the midgut. In the previous study on Ixodes ricinus, we used a culture-independent approach and showed a diverse but quantitatively poor midgut bacterial microbiome. Our analysis also revealed the absence of a core microbiome, suggesting an environmental origin of the tick midgut microbiota.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0339074