Identification of Parasitic Communities within European Ticks Using Next-Generation Sequencing

Commentary: Babesia species are spreading worldwide and B. microti has now been discovered in France and in Australia. Babesia is responsible for increased severity of illness in many of the Lyme patients who come to my office. I discuss Babesia in detail in Chapter five of my book, Lyme and other Co-infections, pages 134-154.

Identification of Parasitic Communities within European Ticks Using Next-Generation Sequencing, PLOS