Ecological and microbiological diversity of chigger mites, including vectors of scrub typhus, on small mammals across stratified habitats in Thailand
K. Chaisiri, A. C. Gill, A. A. Stekolnikov, S. Hinjoy, J. W. McGarry, A. C. Darby, S. Morand, B. Makepeace
The paper analyzes chigger mite ecology and microbiomes in Thailand, finding higher chigger diversity at higher latitudes and correlation with scrub typhus incidence.
bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2019Microbiology