Multi-locus sequence typing of Ixodes ricinus and its symbiont Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii across Europe reveals evidence of local co-cladogenesis in Scotland.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.08.016
Abstract: Ticks have relatively complex microbiomes, but only a small proportion of the bacterial symbionts recorded from ticks are vertically transmitted. Moreover, co-cladogenesis between ticks and their symbionts, indicating an intimate relationship over evolutionary history driven… read more here.
Keywords: cladogenesis; candidatus midichloria; mitochondrii; candidatus ... See more keywords