Scientific Reports, 2021 Lyme disease is a tick-borne infectious disease caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. However, the distribution of Borrelia genospecies and the tissue detection rate of Borrelia in wild rodents have rarely been investigated.
Choon Mee Kim +4 more
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Borrelia recurrentis employs a novel multifunctional surface protein with anti-complement, anti-opsonic and invasive potential to escape innate immunity [PDF]
, 2009 Borrelia recurrentis, the etiologic agent of louse-borne relapsing fever in humans, has evolved strategies, including antigenic variation, to evade immune defence, thereby causing severe diseases with high mortality rates.
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Pathogens, 2022 Ticks are important vectors of numerous pathogens of medical and veterinary significance. The aim of the current study was to determine the prevalence of Babesia spp. and Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.
Anna Bajer +8 more
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Increasing of informational content of serological diagnosis of acute Lyme- borreliosis
Acta Medica Leopoliensia, 2020 Aim. To improve the serological diagnosis of erythematous form of Lyme borreliosis by detecting antibodies to the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. afzelii and B.
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Diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in ticks and small mammals from different habitats
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Ixodid ticks are important vectors for zoonotic pathogens, with Ixodes ricinus being the most important in Europe. Rodents are hosts of immature life stages of I.
Nina Król +9 more
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Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021 Globally, the Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) complex comprises more than 21 species of spirochetes. Although the USA is home to a diverse fauna of Lyme disease group Borrelia species, only two are considered responsible for human clinical disease ...
Brian F. Leydet, Jr., Fang Ting Liang
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Characterization of biofilm formation by Borrelia burgdorferi in vitro. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, has long been known to be capable of forming aggregates and colonies. It was recently demonstrated that Borrelia burgdorferi aggregate formation dramatically changes the in vitro response to ...
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Identification of New Drug Candidates Against \u3cem\u3eBorrelia burgdorferi\u3c/em\u3e Using High-Throughput Screening [PDF]
, 2016 Lyme disease is the most common zoonotic bacterial disease in North America. It is estimated that .300,000 cases per annum are reported in USA alone. A total of 10%–20% of patients who have been treated with antibiotic therapy report the recrudescence of
Babar, Mustafeez Mujtaba +9 more
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Bactericidal Activity of Octenidine to Various Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi, Sensu Lato Spirochetes in Vitro and in Vivo [PDF]
Polish Journal of Microbiology, 2017 The aim of our studies was to invent a reliable method for detection of the bactericidal activity of disinfectants against Borrelia burgdorferi in suspension (in vitro) and in cell line cultures (in vivo). In the suspension method, 0.01% octenidine at 20&
Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska +3 more
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Serological evidence of possible Borrelia afzelii lyme disease in Greece
New Microbes and New Infections, 2022 Suggestions that Lyme disease exists in Greece remain controversial and no study to date has definitively identified the presence of a Borrelia species that infects humans.
I. Karageorgou +5 more
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