The bacterial diversity and potential pathogenic risks of giant panda-infesting ticks

The bacterial diversity and potential pathogenic risks of giant panda-infesting ticks

ABSTRACT As common parasites in the wild, ticks significantly limit the population growth of wild giant pandas and hinder the process of reintroducing captive giant pandas into their natural habitats. Research on microbial communities and pathogens in ticks infesting giant pandas is limited, emphasi...

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Main Authors: Rui Ma, Yi Shi, Wei Wu, Chong Huang, Fei Xue, Rong Hou, Yanshan Zhou, Jiang Gu, Feifei Feng, Xiang Yu, Jiabin Liu, Zusheng Li, Long Zhang, Guanwei Lan, Chao Chen, Wenlei Bi, Xinqiang Song, Mingxia Fu, Hong Yang, Haijun Gu, Jiandong Yang, Dunwu Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-07-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
ticks
Ixodes ovatus
microbial community
tick-borne pathogen
metagenomics
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02197-24
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