| MDPI | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| DOAJ | Directory of open access journals |
| TFC | Tick Fever Centre |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| qPCR | Quantitative PCR |
| M13 | M13 bacteriophage |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| dNTPs | Deoxynucleotides |