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Here, we present additional phylogenetic evidence, based on the\n                    <jats:italic>gyrB<\/jats:italic>\n                    gene sequence, that confirms the phylogenetic position of the bacterium. Based on these data, as well as electron microscopy (EM),\n                    <jats:italic>in situ<\/jats:italic>\n                    hybridization and other observations, we propose the name \u2018\n                    <jats:italic>Candidatus<\/jats:italic>\n                    Midichloria mitochondrii\u2019 for this bacterium. The symbiont appears to be ubiquitous in females of\n                    <jats:italic>I. ricinus<\/jats:italic>\n                    across the tick's distribution, while lower prevalence is observed in males (44\u200a%). Based on EM and\n                    <jats:italic>in situ<\/jats:italic>\n                    hybridization studies, the presence of \u2018\n                    <jats:italic>Candidatus<\/jats:italic>\n                    M. mitochondrii\u2019 in females appears to be restricted to ovarian cells. 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