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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Biotic Factors Influence Microbiota of Nymph Ticks from Vegetation in Sydney, Australia.

Shona Chandra, Jan Šlapeta

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Ticks and fleas of the critically endangered mountain pygmy-possum (International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2026
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  3. Geographic variation in the microbiome of Varroa destructor in the neighbouring countries Slovakia and Czechia.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2025
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  10. Current debates and advances in tick microbiome research.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Shona ChandraSydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Jan ŠlapetaSydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1459-9117

Funding

Dugdale Guy Peele Bequest, University of Sydney n/aUniversity of Sydney Postgraduate Award (UPA) n/a
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ticks are haematophagous ectoparasites of medical and veterinary significance due to their excellent vector capacity. Modern sequencing techniques enabled the rapid sequencing of bacterial pathogens and symbionts. This study's aims were two-fold; to determine the nymph diversity in Sydney, and to determine whether external biotic factors affect the microbiota. Tick DNA was isolated, and the molecular identity was determined for nymphs at the

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bacterial profilecox1Haemaphysalis bancroftiIxodes holocyclusIxodes tasmaniIxodes trichosuriV3-V4 16S rRNA gene

Identifiers

PMID32668699
PMCPMC7400589

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