| the bacterial microbiome of dermacentor andersoni ticks influences pathogen susceptibility. | ticks are of medical importance owing to their ability to transmit pathogens to humans and animals. the rocky mountain wood tick, dermacentor andersoni, is a vector of a number of pathogens, including anaplasma marginale, which is the most widespread tick-borne pathogen of livestock. although ticks host pathogenic bacteria, they also harbor bacterial endosymbionts that have a role in tick physiology, survival, as well as pathogen acquisition and transmission. the goal of this study was to charac ... | 2016 | 26882265 |