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Project: Connecting Microbial Ecosystem to Tick Microbiota and the Antibiotic Resistance <b>(ConnecTick)</b> Sandra Diaz Sanchez (23219314) Fidenciano Márquez Tejada (23260630) Microbial ecology Genomics Veterinary parasitology Vector-borne disease Microbiota Microbial ecology Ticks <p dir="ltr"><b>ConnecTick project</b> (<i>PID2024-162238NB-100</i>) recognizes the challenges that ticks present as carriers of tickborne pathogens and reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARBs) and related genes (ARGs). The primary goal of this project is to investigate how the environmental microbiome—comprising host skin and soil microbiomes—affects the composition and diversity of the tick microbiome, as well as its role in maintaining and transmitting pathogens and serving as a reservoir for ARBs and related ARGs. This project will use an integrative methodological approach that combines thorough fieldwork with advanced next-generation sequencing (NGS), high-throughput quantitative techniques, and bioinformatics tools to explore fundamental questions using an innovative strategy. It aims to understand the processes underlying the acquisition of microbiota and the formation of microbial communities in ticks, thereby addressing vector competence, pathogen maintenance, and transmission. Furthermore, it will examine additional important factors regarding ticks as environmental reservoirs of ARB.</p> 2026-10-05T15:04:49Z Dataset Dataset 10.6084/m9.figshare.31424651.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Project_Connecting_Microbial_Ecosystem_to_Tick_Microbiota_and_the_Antibiotic_Resistance_b_ConnecTick_b_/31424651 CC BY 4.0