ReviewTrends in parasitology2015
Tick microbiome: the force within.
Review in Trends in parasitology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 188 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
188 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 362 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global trends in tick research: a comprehensive visualization and bibliometric study (2015-2024).Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- Human pathogens associated with the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis: a systematic review.Parasites & vectors · 2016Pooled it
- Tick-borne pathogens in dogs and their ticks in France: Molecular and serological evidence from a multicenter participatory study.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Metagenomic analysis of the midgut microbiome in Dermacentor abaensis ticks at different feeding states.Experimental & applied acarology · 2026Article
- Investigation of Parasitic Ticks and the Potential Tick-Borne Pathogenic Fungi in Yunnan Province, Southwest China.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Feeding-state is associated with shifts in the Haemaphysalis bispinosa microbiome and its potential as a sentinel for circulating livestock pathogens.Veterinary research communications · 2026Article
- Beyond Dominant Symbionts: Low-Abundance Taxa Govern Microbial Network Topology in Sympatric Ticks.Microbial ecology · 2026Article
- Tick Microbiome and Its Role in Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Transmissibility.Microorganisms · 2026Review
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- Current Knowledge on Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Interaction with Ticks: Acquisition, Dissemination, and Persistence.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Ecological Frameworks of Pathogen-Pathogen and Pathogen-Microbiome Interactions Within the Tick Holobiont.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Characterization of bacterial microbiome and molecular detection of rickettsiosis in free-living ticks (Amblyomma sculptum Berlese, 1888).Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) harbor non-divergent bacterial microbiomes in Arizona.Journal of medical entomology · 2026Article
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- Microbiota-immune crosstalk in livestock: implications for tick-borne disease control.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- A snapshot of the microbiome of blood and ticks of captive cheetahs (Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Seasonal variation in the bacterial microbiome of questing nymphal ticks in Missouri, United States.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Advances in the use of entomopathogenic fungi to control ixodid ticks.Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · 2026Review
- Influence of farm composition and management on the microbiome of the camel tick (Hyalomma dromedarii).Scientific reports · 2025Article
128 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Ticks are obligate blood-feeders and serve as vectors of human and livestock pathogens worldwide. Defining the tick microbiome and deciphering the interactions between the tick and its symbiotic bacteria in the context of tick development and pathogen transmission will likely reveal new insights and spawn new paradigms to control tick-borne diseases. Descriptive observations on the tick microbiome that began almost a century ago serve as forerunners to the gathering momentum to define the tick microbiome in greater detail. This review will focus on the current efforts to address the microbiomes of diverse ticks, and the evolving understanding of tick microbiomes. There is hope that these efforts will bring a holistic understanding of pathogen transmission by ticks.
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