Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Immune factor of bacterial origin protects ticks against host microbial commensals
B. M. Hayes, A. D. Radkov, F. Yarza…·S. Chou
This study shows that a bacterial-derived immune factor in ticks protects them from host skin microbes but not from Lyme disease bacteria, revealing a complex interplay between ticks, their microbes, and hosts.