However, there is an increasing interest in capturing relationships among non-pathogenic
endosymbionts and exploring their relevance for tick biology. The present study included a
total of 1600 adult ticks collected from domestic dogs in 4 different biogeographical regions
of Spain. Each pool formed by 1 to 10 halves of individuals representing one specific ticks
species was examined by PCR for the presence of Coxiellaceae, Rickettsia spp …