<p></p><p>Chapter 1. Use of the Ion Torrent PGM for Determining the Genomic Sequences of Francisella and Coxiella-Like Endosymbionts and Rickettsia Directly from Hard Ticks.- Chapter 2. Field Studies in Acarology: Joint Base San Antonio, TX: 2015-2017.- Chapter 3. New findings on tarsonemid mites (Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae) under the LT-SEM (Low Temperature Scanning Electron Microscopy) – The case of genera Daidalotarsonemus and Excelsotarsonemus.- Chapter 4. A preliminary phylogenetic hypothesis for Cunaxidae (Acariformes: Trombidiformes: Prostigmata: Eupodina).- Chapter 5. Mycobiome of Brevipalpus Mite Strains and Insights on Metabolic Function in the Bacteriome of the Tetranychoidea Mites.</p><br><p></p>