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A metagenomic examination of the pathobiome of the invasive tick species, Haemaphysalis longicornis,collected from a New York City borough, USA

Authors :
Tufts, Danielle M.
Sameroff, Stephen
Tagliafierro, Teresa
Jain, Komal
Oleynik, Alexandra
VanAcker, Meredith C.
Diuk-Wasser, Maria A.
Lipkin, W. Ian
Tokarz, Rafal
Source :
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases; November 2020, Vol. 11 Issue: 6
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

•No pathogens were recovered from any life stage, questing or host-derived ticks.•Virus enrichment and shotgun bacterial metagenomics approaches were utilized and analyzed.•H. longicornisis potentially not a vector of tick-borne pathogens in NYC.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1877959x
Volume :
11
Issue :
6
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs54043858
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101516