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Table 1 All datasets used in this study

From: Quantitative microbial population study reveals geographical differences in bacterial symbionts of Ixodes ricinus

Dataset (name)

Ticks (n)

Life stages

Locations in the Netherlandsa

Year of sampling

Molecular technique

Source

Microbiome

655 in 133 pools

Larvae, nymphs, adult females and males

AW, DK, ST, BU, HD, ZM (n = 6)

2016

16S rRNA sequencing

This study

Symbiont

16,555

Nymphs

AW, DK, ST, BU, HD, ZM, PD, SD, VH, VA, MH, HM, BB, PW, DW, EN, RB, VL, KB (n = 19)

2013–2014

qPCR targeting: R. helvetica, S. ixodetis, M. mitochondrii, Rickettsiella spp.

This study

Pathogen

13,967

Nymphs

AW, DK, ST, BU, HD, ZM, PD, SD, VH, VA, MH, HM, BB, PW, DW, EN, RB, VL, KB (n = 19)

2013–2014

qPCR targeting: B. burgdorferi s.l., A. phagocytophilum, N. mikurensis

[22]

Transmission mode

1130

Larvae, nymphs, adult females and males

AW, ST (n = 2)

2019

qPCR targeting: R. helvetica, S. ixodetis, M. mitochondrii, Rickettsiella spp., B. burgdorferi s.l., A. phagocytophilum, N. mikurensis

This study

  1. aThe abbreviations of locations are explained in Additional file 1: Table S1