| Literature DB >> 11571205 |
K Kurtenbach1, S De Michelis, H S Sewell, S Etti, S M Schäfer, R Hails, M Collares-Pereira, M Santos-Reis, K Haninçová, M Labuda, A Bormane, M Donaghy.
Abstract
The genetic diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato was assessed in individual adult Ixodes ricinus ticks from Europe by direct PCR amplification of spirochetal DNA followed by genospecies-specific hybridization. Analysis of mixed infections in the ticks showed that B. garinii and B. valaisiana segregate from B. afzelii. This and previous findings suggest that host complement interacts with spirochetes in the tick, thereby playing an important role in the ecology of Lyme borreliosis.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11571205 PMCID: PMC93252 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.10.4926-4929.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792