Identification of parasitic communities within European ticks using next-generation sequencing.

• Main Authors: Sarah Bonnet (Author), Lorraine Michelet (Author), Sara Moutailler (Author), Justine Cheval (Author), Charles Hébert (Author), Muriel Vayssier-Taussat (Author), Marc Eloit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Risk assessment of tick-borne and zoonotic disease emergence necessitates sound knowledge of the particular microorganisms circulating within the communities of these major vectors. Assessment of pathogens carried by wild ticks must be performed without a priori, to allow for the detection of new or...