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. 2022 Apr 12;12:787209. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.787209

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Relative abundances of bacteria profiles showing the topmost abundant bacteria families to the right of the graphs. Each column represents a single replicate from different tissues isolated from unfed (UF) and partially fed (PF) Amblyomma americanum ticks collected from (A) Illinois, (B) Delaware, and (C) Maryland. All ticks displayed a similar microbial profile with Francisellaceae being the most abundant family (26%–60%). The family Nocardiaceae, Rickettsiaceae, Propionibacteriaceae, and Rickettsiales were also present in relatively equal abundance in ticks from all three geographical locations. Three individual replicates each belonging to the partially fed salivary gland and midgut (PF-SG and PF-MG) from Delaware both have Coxiellaceae identified in their microbial composition. (UF, unfed; PF, partially fed; SG, salivary gland; MG, midgut; OV, ovary; Zymo, positive bacteria control).