ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2017
The Tick Microbiome: Why Non-pathogenic Microorganisms Matter in Tick Biology and Pathogen Transmission.
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- Tick-borne pathogens in dogs and their ticks in France: Molecular and serological evidence from a multicenter participatory study.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 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
- Microorganisms inInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2026Article
- Beyond Dominant Symbionts: Low-Abundance Taxa Govern Microbial Network Topology in Sympatric Ticks.Microbial ecology · 2026Article
- Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a Rhipicephalus linnaei tick cell culture: detection, antibiotic resistance and multi-locus sequence typing.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2026Article
- Geographic Variation in the Bacterial Microbiota ofBiology · 2026Article
- Pilot metaproteomic profiling reveals bacterial diversity and potential medical and veterinary relevance of tick microbiomes in northern Algeria.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Africa: Epidemiological Trends, Transmission Ecology, Hotspot Heterogeneity, and Preparedness Challenges-A Narrative Review.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Review
- Bartonella transmission and gut microbiome dynamics in Ceratophyllus sciurorum fleas and their edible dormouse hosts (Glis glis).Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Tick Microbiome and Its Role in Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Transmissibility.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Environmental Low Temperatures Dynamically Reshape the Microbial Diversity and Community Structure of the Vector Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis.Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology · 2026Article
- Metagenomic surveillance of tick-borne pathogens and microbiomes in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
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- Ecological Frameworks of Pathogen-Pathogen and Pathogen-Microbiome Interactions Within the Tick Holobiont.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Comparative tissue-specific microbiome analyses identify keystone endosymbionts shaping pathogen interactions in dromedary camel ticks.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Characterization of bacterial microbiome and molecular detection of rickettsiosis in free-living ticks (Amblyomma sculptum Berlese, 1888).Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Interaction between tick and host microbiotas: a four-step waltz.Parasites & vectors · 2026Review
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) harbor non-divergent bacterial microbiomes in Arizona.Journal of medical entomology · 2026Article
- A snapshot of the microbiome of blood and ticks of captive cheetahs (Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Ticks are among the most important vectors of pathogens affecting humans and other animals worldwide. They do not only carry pathogens however, as a diverse group of commensal and symbiotic microorganisms are also present in ticks. Unlike pathogens, their biology and their effect on ticks remain largely unexplored, and are in fact often neglected. Nonetheless, they can confer multiple detrimental, neutral, or beneficial effects to their tick hosts, and can play various roles in fitness, nutritional adaptation, development, reproduction, defense against environmental stress, and immunity. Non-pathogenic microorganisms may also play a role in driving transmission of tick-borne pathogens (TBP), with many potential implications for both human and animal health. In addition, the genetic proximity of some pathogens to mutualistic symbionts hosted by ticks is evident when studying phylogenies of several bacterial genera. The best examples are found within members of the
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