Table 4.
Highest average nucleotide identity for bacterial (n = 6) and tick (n = 2) metagenome-assembled genomes generated in this study detected in two avian-associated Hyalomma rufipes ticks (D14IT15.2 and D14IT20) that tested positive for Francisella tularensis and spotted fever group Rickettsia during screening.
| Tick ID | D14IT15.2 | D14IT20 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organism | ANIb (%) | Genome | ANIb (%) | Genome |
| FLE-Om | 96.8/97.0 | MAG | 96.7/96.9 | MAG |
| (GCF_002095075) | ||||
| Rickettsia rhipicephali1 (R. aeschlimannii 2) | 99.8/99.8 | MAG | 99.8/99.9 | MAG |
| (GCA_001051325) | ||||
| Midichloria mitochondrii | 91.5/91.7 | MAG | 91.8/92.3 | MAG |
| (GCA_000219355) | ||||
| Hyalomma rufipes | 98.1/98.1 | MAG 3 | 98.0/98.1 | MAG 3 |
| (KY457528) | ||||
1 According to the Genome Taxonomy Database; 2 According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information; 3 Mitochondrion; MAG—metagenome-assembled genome; ANIb—average nucleotide identity, BLAST method; FLE—Francisella-like endosymbiont; Om—Ornithodoros moubata.