Figure 2.
Bacterial diversity in the host skin (A,D) and the midgut (B,E) and ovary (C,F) of Ixodes ricinus on phylum (A–C) and genus (D–F) levels. MG, midgut; OV, ovary; BF, blood fed; FF, fully fed female; AD, after detachment.
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