A Coxiella mutualist symbiont is essential to the development of rhipicephalus microplus

The cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus is a hematophagous ectoparasite that causes important economic losses in livestock. Different species of ticks harbor a symbiont bacterium of the genus Coxiella. It was showed that a Coxiella endosymbiont from R. microplus (CERM) is a vertically transmitted mu...

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Main Authors:	Garcia Guizzo, Melina, Parizi, Luís Fernando, Nunes, Rodrigo Dutra, Schama, Renata, Albano, Rodolpho M., Tirloni, Lucas, Oldiges, Daiane Patrícia, Pilz Vieira, Ricardo, Cruz Oliveira, Wanderson Henrique, De Souza Leite, Milane, Gonzalez, Sergio Alberto, Farber, Marisa Diana, Martins, Orlando, Da Silva Vaz, Itabajara, Oliveira, Pedro L.
Format:	Artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2018
Subjects:	Coxiella Rhipicephalus Metastigmata Simbionte Garrapatas Symbiont Ticks Rhipicephalus microplus
Online Access:	https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-17309-x http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3988 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17309-x