Disease vectors like ticks often have complex relationships with their endosymbionts. Whole genome sequencing and the subsequent bioinformatics analysis can shed light on these relationships.
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Image Ixodes ricinus obtained from: Jtrytin (Jarle Tryti Nordeide), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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