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Background  The important roles of microbial flora in tick biology and ecology have received much attention.  Dermacentor marginatus  and  Dermacentor reticulatus  are known vectors of various pathogens across Europe, including Slovakia. However, their bacterial microbiomes are poorly explored.    Methods  In this study, bacterial microbiomes of field-collected  D. marginatus  and  D. reticulatus  from Slovakia were characterized using  16S  rRNA high-throughput sequencing.    Results  Different analyses demonstrated that the  D. marginatus  and  D. reticulatus  microbiomes differ in their diversity and taxonomic structures. Furthermore, species- and sex-specific bacteria were detected in the two species. A possible bacterial pathogen “ Candidatus  Rhabdochlamydia sp.” was detected from  D. marginatus  males. Among the observed bacteria,  Rickettsia  showed high abundance in the two species. Several maternally inherited bacteria such as  Coxiella ,  Arsenophonus ,  Spiroplasma ,  Francisella  and  Rickettsiella , were abundant, and their relative abundance varied depending on tick species and sex, suggesting their biological roles in the two species.    Conclusions  The bacterial microbiomes of field-collected  D. marginatus  and  D. reticulatus  were shaped by tick phylogeny and sex. Maternally inherited bacteria were abundant in the two species. These findings are valuable for understanding tick-bacteria interactions, biology and vector competence of ticks.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (10.1186/s13071-019-3582-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

The bacterial microbiome of field-collected Dermacentor marginatus and Dermacentor reticulatus from Slovakia