Description: We aim to characterize the microbial communities carried by dominant tick species and investigate the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in Nangqian County, Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province. From 2018 to 2020, We collected questing ticks using white flag from Jiangxi Forest Farm, Nangqian County, Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Genomic DNA was extracted from 50 randomly-chosen ticks. We then identified the microbial diversity in ticks by high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rDNA V3-V4 hypervariable regions. High-throughput sequencing of the 16S rDNA V3-V4 regions revealed microbial communities spanning at least 116 genera. All 50 tested ticks carried bacteria of the genera Coxiella and Rickettsia. Only 17 ticks were positive for Ehrlichia and 14 for Anaplasma. No Borrelia fragments were detected in 16S rDNA sequencing data.

Data type: Raw sequence reads

Sample scope: Multiisolate

Release date: 2026-04-01

Last updated: 2026-04-01

Data size: 606.29MB