[PRECELLYS] Viable cultivable bacteria within ticks after homogenization with Precellys 24

Disease transmission from rat to humans can occur through direct contact with rat excretion, contaminated environment or through ectoparasite vectors such as ticks. Ixodes sp. in particular, are three-host ticks commonly encountered in wild rats and have been documented to harbour Anaplasma sp. and Babesia sp. pathogens. Among those pathogens that are commonly found in the environment, bacterial pathogens of the genus Bacillus and Paenibacillus for example, are ubiquitous and several rare species have recently surfaced in the clinical setting as causative agents of human infections.
Wild rodents are often attracted to human dwellings by waste produced by human activity, this may aid the spread and transmission of tick-borne pathogens.
In light of this, an effort was initiated to study the cultivable bacteria within ticks collected from wild rodents.