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SUBMITTER: Tveten AK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3826297 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tveten Ann-Kristin AK Riborg Andreas A Vadseth Hanne Tjelle HT
International journal of microbiology 20131027
Ticks acquire a wide range of microorganisms as a natural part of their lifecycle. Bacteria, viruses, and protozoa can be transmitted to ticks during feeding and free-living phases. DGGE profiling is a molecular method to describe the microbial population associated with ticks and demonstrate some of the complexity and variety of tick-borne microorganisms. The present study profiled a total of 120 I. ricinus ticks, which were divided into three equally sized groups. We found that B. burgdorferi ...[more]