Jian Gong, Fei Fei Wang, Yang Qing Liu, Ji Pu, Ling Zhi Dong, Si Hui Zhang, Zhen Zhou Huang, Yu Yuan Huang, Ya Ben Li, Cai Xin Yang, Yuan Meihui Tao, Li Jun Zhao, Dong Jin, Li Yun Liu, Jing Yang, Shan Lu
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the bacterial communities of biting midges and ticks collected from three sites in the Poyang Lake area, namely, Qunlu Practice Base, Peach Blossom Garden, and Huangtong Animal Husbandry, and whether vectors carry any bacterial pathogens that may cause diseases to humans, to provide scientific basis for prospective pathogen discovery and disease prevention and control. METHODS: Using a metataxonomics approach in concert with full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing and operational phylogenetic unit (OPU) analysis, we characterized the species-level microbial community structure of two important vector species, biting midges and ticks, including 33 arthropod samples comprising 3,885 individuals, collected around Poyang Lake...
March 20, 2024: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences: BES