Table 1. Summary of sample size, NGS coverage, and taxonomic diversity of tick species and life stages.
| Tick Species | Instar/Sex | Number of samples | Total number of sequences | Mean sequences per sample | Number of bacterial genera a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. holocyclus | Females | 167 | 16,196,861 | 96,987.2 | 27 |
| Male | 49 | 4,427,177 | 90,350.5 | 19 | |
| Nymphs | 63 | 3,188,402 | 50,609.5 | 22 | |
| A. triguttatum | Female | 40 | 1,787,788 | 44,694.7 | 19 |
| Male | 24 | 538,571 | 22,440.4 | 16 | |
| Nymph | 103 | 3,032,534 | 29,442.1 | 18 | |
| H. bancrofti | Male | 1 | 13,284 | 13,284.0 | 16 |
| Nymph | 6 | 145,742 | 24,290.3 | 15 | |
| H. longicornis | Female | 3 | 72,635 | 24211.7 | 20 |
| Nymph | 4 | 101,927 | 25,481.7 | 18 | |
| NT and EXB Controls | 25 | 945,238 | 37,809.5 | 41 |
a For tick samples only genera that were found in more than the mean prevalence of all taxa are shown