First insights into the microbiome of Tunisian Hyalomma ticks gained through next-generation sequencing with a special focus on H. scupense

• Hayet Benyedem,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Institution de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles and Univ. Manouba, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9154-481X

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• Abdelmalek Lekired,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives (LR03ES03), Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7276-3785

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• Moez Mhadhbi,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Institution de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles and Univ. Manouba, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia

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• Mokhtar Dhibi,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources

  Affiliation Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Institution de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles and Univ. Manouba, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia

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• Rihab Romdhane,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources

  Affiliation Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Institution de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles and Univ. Manouba, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia

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• Soufiene Chaari,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Validation, Visualization

  Affiliation Laboratoire pharmaceutique vétérinaire MEDIVET, Soliman, Tunisia

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• Mourad Rekik,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Tunis, Tunisia

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• Hadda-Imene Ouzari,

  Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives (LR03ES03), Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia

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• Tarek Hajji,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Higher Institute of Biotechnology—Sidi Thabet, Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorization of Bio-Geo-Resources (LR11ES31), Univ. Manouba, Ariana, Tunisia

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• Mohamed Aziz Darghouth

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: darghouth@iresa.tn

  Affiliation Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Institution de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles and Univ. Manouba, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1730-7431

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