Metagenomic Investigation of Ticks From Kenyan Wildlife Reveals Diverse Microbial Pathogens and New Country Pathogen Records
Ergunay K, Mutinda M, Bourke B, Justi SA, Caicedo-Quiroga L, Kamau J, Mutura S, Akunda IK, Cook E, Gakuya F, Omondi P, Murray S, Zimmerman D, Linton YM. Metagenomic Investigation of Ticks From Kenyan Wildlife Reveals Diverse Microbial Pathogens and New Country Pathogen Records. Frontiers In Microbiology 2022, 13: 932224. PMID: 35847110, PMCID: PMC9283121, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.932224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiverse microbial pathogensPathogenic bacterial speciesHuman mastadenovirus CVertebrate taxaPhylogenetic reconstructionMajor phylaFungal speciesMetagenomic investigationWild ungulatesMicrobial pathogensBacterial speciesWild animalsRelative abundanceSignificant divergenceHuman pathogenicitySpeciesPathogen transferPathogensBovine herpesvirus 5Filarial pathogensVirus 1First reportKenyan drylandsPoolTicks