The repetitive genome of the Ixodes ricinus tick reveals transposable elements have driven genome evolution in ticks

Abstract Background Ticks are obligate blood-feeding parasites associated with a huge diversity of diseases globally. The hard tick Ixodes ricinus is the key vector of Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis in Western Eurasia. Ixodes ticks have large and repetitive genomes that are not yet wel...

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Egile Nagusiak:	Isobel Ronai, Rodrigo de Paula Baptista, Nicole S. Paulat, Julia C. Frederick, Tal Azagi, Julian W. Bakker, Katie C. Dillon, Hein Sprong, David A. Ray, Travis C. Glenn
Formatua:	Artigo
Hizkuntza:	Inglês
Argitaratua:	BMC 2026-01-01
Saila:	Genome Biology
Gaiak:	Castor bean tick Ixodidae Acari Lyme disease Genomics Illumina sequencing
Sarrera elektronikoa:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-025-03909-8
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