The Isolation of Culturable Bacteria in <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Ticks of a Belgian Peri-Urban Forest Uncovers Opportunistic Bacteria Potentially Important for Public Health
Most bacteria found in ticks are not pathogenic to humans but coexist as endosymbionts and may have effects on tick fitness and pathogen transmission. In this study, we cultured and isolated 78 bacteria from 954 <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> ticks collected in 7 sites of a Belgian peri-urban for...
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/b77167508e7b424b90972dd991a89311 |
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