“…Midichloriae have been found in several tick species, including I. ricinus (Beninati et al, ), Rhipicephalus bursa (Epis et al, ), Amblyomma maculatum (Budachetri et al, ), among others (Cafiso et al, ; Epis et al, ). These bacteria are among the most abundant members of the microbiome in multiple tick species (Di Lecce et al, ; Duron et al, ; Hernández‐Jarguín, Díaz‐Sánchez, Villar, & de la Fuente, ), suggesting a potentially mutualistic relationship (Lo et al, ) and mechanisms to avoid immune recognition by the host.…”