1  Key conclusions include a possible role for chiggers as vectors of viral diseases; the dominance in

2    Here, we explore the surprisingly diverse chigger microbiota and potential interactions within thi

3           The exposure of a research team to chigger mites in southern Chile allowed the first identi

4 ors of viral diseases; the dominance in some chigger populations of unidentified symbionts in several

5 otential pathogens and symbiotic bacteria in chiggers, suggesting intimate interactions and not simpl

6                                             'Chiggers' (trombiculid mite larvae) are best known as ve

7 ella, and Wolbachia) are being reported from chiggers with increasing frequency.