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  • Genomics

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  • Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are significant vectors of Lyme disease.
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  • Understanding the tick microbiome is crucial for disease transmission research.

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  • To investigate the Ixodes scapularis microbiome across all life stages (larvae, nymphs, adults).
  • To analyze microbial communities in specific tick organs (midguts, salivary glands).
  • To assess the role of transovarial transmission and environmental acquisition.

Main Methods:

  • High-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene V3-V4 hypervariable regions.
  • Analysis of field-collected and laboratory-reared ticks.
  • Comparative analysis of whole ticks versus dissected organs (midguts, salivary glands).

Main Results:

  • Rickettsia was the most abundant bacterial genus, particularly dominant in adult females (97.9%).
  • Bacterial diversity was lowest in newly hatched larvae, which were almost exclusively Rickettsia.
  • Significant differences in microbial diversity (α and β) were observed across developmental stages and between organs.
  • Environmental bacteria, not host bloodmeal, appeared to be a major influence on the tick microbiome.

Conclusions:

  • The Ixodes scapularis microbiome composition is dynamic and stage-specific.
  • Environmental acquisition plays a substantial role in shaping the tick's internal microbial community.
  • Organ-specific microbial communities differ from the whole tick, impacting pathogen dynamics.