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Microbiome results of field-collected, host-seeking Ixodes pacificus life stages depicting (a) alpha diversity as measured by observed OTUs. Group significance is indicated above the bars with ** indicating P-value<0.01. (b) Life stage differences in genus-level taxonomic assignment based on 97% OTU phylogroups. Genera present at <1% were binned together into the ‘Others at <1%' group. (c) Weighted and (d) unweighted PCOA analysis of life stage beta diversity.
