Circumpolar diversification of the Ixodes uriae tick virome

Ticks (order: Ixodida) are a highly diverse and ecologically important group of ectoparasitic blood-feeding organisms. One such species, the seabird tick (Ixodes uriae), is widely distributed around the circumpolar regions of the northern and southern hemispheres. It has been suggested thatIx.uriaes...

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Published in:PLOS Pathogens
Main Authors: Pettersson, John H.-O., Ellström, Patrik, Ling, Jiaxin, Nilsson, Ingela, Bergstrom, Sven, Gonzalez-Acuna, Daniel, Olsen, Björn, Holmes, Edward C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi 2020
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-421082
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008759