Comparative Analysis of Microbial Communities in Each Developmental Stage of <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i> in Two Regions in Inner Mongolia, China
<i>Dermacentor</i> is the most widely distributed tick genus in China. <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i>, a predominant tick species in Inner Mongolia, can carry and transmit pathogenic microorganisms. Here, <i>D. nuttalli</i> were collected from Ordos (O-D) and Hinggan...
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| description | <i>Dermacentor</i> is the most widely distributed tick genus in China. <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i>, a predominant tick species in Inner Mongolia, can carry and transmit pathogenic microorganisms. Here, <i>D. nuttalli</i> were collected from Ordos (O-D) and Hinggan League (H-D) in the Inner Mongolia. <i>D. nuttalli</i> specimens at different developmental stages were subsequently reared under identical laboratory conditions. Sample processing, nucleic acid extraction, high-throughput sequencing, and microbial community analyses were conducted. Bacterial communities in O-D and H-D were annotated to 8 phyla, 145 genera and 16 phyla, 141 genera, respectively, with Proteobacteria showing the highest relative abundance. Differences in dominant bacterial genera were observed across developmental stages between the two regions. The most abundant bacterial species were <i>Arsenophonus</i>_uncultured_bacterium in O-D and <i>Rickettsia japonica</i> in H-D. Viral communities were annotated to 4 orders, 25 families, 61 genera, and 126 species in O-D and 6 orders, 28 families, 49 genera, 135 species in H-D. Notable difference in the viral genera with >1% abundance were identified at different developmental stages in the two regions. To our knowledge, this is the first study to compare microbial community compositions of <i>D. nuttalli</i> across developmental stages in two Inner Mongolian regions under under identical rearing conditions and to report the presence of <i>R. japonica</i>, Tacheng Tick Virus-2, and bovine viral diarrhea virus in <i>D. nuttalli</i>. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e569964ef41248b98f90b82a251da31f2025-08-20T03:27:09ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372025-05-0114661310.3390/biology14060613Comparative Analysis of Microbial Communities in Each Developmental Stage of <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i> in Two Regions in Inner Mongolia, ChinaLi Zhao0Xiao-Nan Dong1Hao Cui2Lian-Yang Sun3Ren Mu4Ming Nie5Jia-Mei Kang6Nan Bu7Yi-Shuai Zhang8Ze-Hao Qi9Zi-Xuan Li10Zi-Long Zhang11Xu-Yang Zhang12Yu-Lin Ding13Rui Wang14Yu Wang15Yong-Hong Liu16College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, ChinaAlxa Left Banner Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Alxa League 750300, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China<i>Dermacentor</i> is the most widely distributed tick genus in China. <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i>, a predominant tick species in Inner Mongolia, can carry and transmit pathogenic microorganisms. Here, <i>D. nuttalli</i> were collected from Ordos (O-D) and Hinggan League (H-D) in the Inner Mongolia. <i>D. nuttalli</i> specimens at different developmental stages were subsequently reared under identical laboratory conditions. Sample processing, nucleic acid extraction, high-throughput sequencing, and microbial community analyses were conducted. Bacterial communities in O-D and H-D were annotated to 8 phyla, 145 genera and 16 phyla, 141 genera, respectively, with Proteobacteria showing the highest relative abundance. Differences in dominant bacterial genera were observed across developmental stages between the two regions. The most abundant bacterial species were <i>Arsenophonus</i>_uncultured_bacterium in O-D and <i>Rickettsia japonica</i> in H-D. Viral communities were annotated to 4 orders, 25 families, 61 genera, and 126 species in O-D and 6 orders, 28 families, 49 genera, 135 species in H-D. Notable difference in the viral genera with >1% abundance were identified at different developmental stages in the two regions. To our knowledge, this is the first study to compare microbial community compositions of <i>D. nuttalli</i> across developmental stages in two Inner Mongolian regions under under identical rearing conditions and to report the presence of <i>R. japonica</i>, Tacheng Tick Virus-2, and bovine viral diarrhea virus in <i>D. nuttalli</i>.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/14/6/613<i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i>Inner Mongoliamicrobial populationviral metagenomics |
| spellingShingle | Li Zhao Xiao-Nan Dong Hao Cui Lian-Yang Sun Ren Mu Ming Nie Jia-Mei Kang Nan Bu Yi-Shuai Zhang Ze-Hao Qi Zi-Xuan Li Zi-Long Zhang Xu-Yang Zhang Yu-Lin Ding Rui Wang Yu Wang Yong-Hong Liu Comparative Analysis of Microbial Communities in Each Developmental Stage of <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i> in Two Regions in Inner Mongolia, China Biology <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i> Inner Mongolia microbial population viral metagenomics |
| title | Comparative Analysis of Microbial Communities in Each Developmental Stage of <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i> in Two Regions in Inner Mongolia, China |
| title_full | Comparative Analysis of Microbial Communities in Each Developmental Stage of <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i> in Two Regions in Inner Mongolia, China |
| title_fullStr | Comparative Analysis of Microbial Communities in Each Developmental Stage of <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i> in Two Regions in Inner Mongolia, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Analysis of Microbial Communities in Each Developmental Stage of <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i> in Two Regions in Inner Mongolia, China |
| title_short | Comparative Analysis of Microbial Communities in Each Developmental Stage of <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i> in Two Regions in Inner Mongolia, China |
| title_sort | comparative analysis of microbial communities in each developmental stage of i dermacentor nuttalli i in two regions in inner mongolia china |
| topic | <i>Dermacentor nuttalli</i> Inner Mongolia microbial population viral metagenomics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/14/6/613 |
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