Table 3.

Potentially pathogenic genera found in the microbiome of 76 ticks obtained from 48 animals

OTU (n)	PCR confirmation (n)	Host species (n)
Spirochaetaceae (n = 13)	B. garinii (n = 1); B. miyamotoi (n = 3)	Roe deer (n = 6); dog (n = 4); boar (n = 1)
Bartonella spp. (n = 4)	B. schoenbuchensis (n = 3)	Roe deer (n = 3)
Rickettsia spp. (n = 15)	R. helvetica (n = 9)	Roe deer (n = 10); raccoon (n = 1); dog (n = 2); boar (n = 1)
Coxiella spp. (n = 3)	C. burnetii found	Dog (n = 2), raccoon (n = 1)
Francisella spp. (n = 1)	F. tularensis (n = 1)	Dog (n = 1)
Anaplasma spp. (n = 15)	A. phagocytophilum (n = 12)	Roe deer (n = 10); dog (n = 1); boar (n = 1)
Staphylococcus spp. (n = 8)	Not conducted	Dog (n = 5); boar (n = 2); raccoon (n = 1)