The Microbiome of Acari through Art, Science, and Culture On-Demand Presentations

Organizer(s)

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  Shahid Karim

  Professor
  Cell and Molecular Biology
  The University of Southern Mississippi
  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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  Adalberto Perez de Leon

  Director
  San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center- ARS
  USDA-ARS
  Parlier, California

This symposium will showcase research advancements in the microbiome of parasitic mites and ticks with emphasis on the functional implications of the associated microbiota through multiomics research.

Presentations:

• On Demand

  Bacterial microbiome of the chigger mite varies by life stage and infection with the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi
  

  Presenting Author: Loganathan Ponnusamy (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University
• On Demand

  Microbial communities in Hyalomma ticks in the UAE: Current understanding and future directions
  

  Presenting Author: Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb – United Arab Emirates University

  Co-author: Nighat Perveen – United Arab Emirates University

  Co-author: Sabir Bin Muzaffar – United Arab Emirates University

  Co-author: Ranjit Vijayan – United Arab Emirates University