Publications by authors named "Laura A Bashor"
Potential effects of blood meal host on bacterial community composition in Ixodes scapularis nymphs.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis
April 2019
Article Synopsis
- Tick microbiomes may influence how pathogens are transmitted, but the factors affecting their variation are not well understood.
- This research focused on the role of different blood meal hosts in shaping the microbiome of Ixodes scapularis, the main tick vector for Lyme disease in the eastern U.S.
- The study used DNA sequencing to reveal significant differences in the bacterial communities of ticks that fed from various wildlife hosts, highlighting the need to consider blood meal sources in understanding tick-borne pathogen dynamics.