Table 1.

Number of reads, OTUs, and taxonomic groups identified in Hyalomma dromedarii tick pools.

Pool name	Tick sex	Reads before denoising	Reads after denoising	Phyla	Classes	Families	Genera
Al Khazna	♂	128,238	98,336	11	16	45	80
	♀	61,796	48,881	5	10	43	58
Al Jabeeb	♂	68,346	56,347	19	35	127	219
	♀	97,421	84,213	7	8	28	38
Al Ja’ae	♂	77,342	63,484	14	25	90	141
	♀	89,914	81,234	11	16	50	61