Circumpolar diversification of the Ixodes uriae tick virome.

Ticks (order: Ixodida) are a highly diverse and ecologically important group of ectoparasitic blood-feeding organisms. One such species, the seabird tick (Ixodes uriae), is widely distributed around the circumpolar regions of the northern and southern hemispheres. It has been suggested that Ix. uria...

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Main Authors: John H-O Pettersson, Patrik Ellström, Jiaxin Ling, Ingela Nilsson, Sven Bergström, Daniel González-Acuña, Björn Olsen, Edward C Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008759