Ticks, as vectors of disease-causing bacteria, represent a significant threat to human and
animal health. Of particular concern is the genus Borrelia, which contains several …

Globally, ticks are well known vectors of a number of pathogens, including members of the
genera Anaplasma, Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Babesia, and Theileria, which are associated with a …

Molecular methods have recently revealed novel organisms inhabiting native Australian
ticks, some of which are potentially pathogenic due to their similarity to causes of known tick …

Abstract Ticks Acari: Ixodida transmit a greater variety of pathogens than any other blood-
feeding group of arthropods. While numerous microbes have been identified inhabiting …

Background To date, little has been documented about microorganisms harboured within
Australian native ticks or their pathogenic potential. Recently, a Borrelia sp. related to the …

Background Knowledge on the capacity of Australian ticks to carry Borrelia species is
currently limited or missing. To evaluate the potential of ticks to carry bacterial pathogens …

Ticks are haematophagous arthropods and major vectors of pathogenic microorganisms. In
Australia, over 74 species of ticks have been described, of which 13 are known to parasitise …

In Australia, only three tick-borne pathogens (TBP) of pets are known; these include Babesia
gibsoni [1], Babesia vogeli [2, 3], and Anaplasma platys [4, 5] transmitted by the introduced …

Ticks are known vectors for a variety of pathogens including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and
parasites. In this study, bacterial communities were investigated in active life stages of three …

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) studies show that mosquito and tick microbiomes
influence the transmission of pathogens, opening new avenues for vector-borne pathogen …