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Evaluation of a modified culture medium for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato [PDF]

open access: yesMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2007
The aim of the present study was to assess the possible use of a modified medium, prepared in the laboratory using the constituents of Barbour-Stonner-Kelly (BSK) medium and medium 199 as base, for the culture of Borrelia strains, comparing the growth of individual strains in this medium and in the BSK-H medium, and the protein profile and antigenic ...
Rodríguez, Islay   +7 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) identification and survey of tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks from north-eastern Germany

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2020
Ixodes ricinus is the most common tick species in Europe and the main vector for Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV).
C. Răileanu   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato prevalence in tick populations in Estonia [PDF]

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2013
Estonia is located in a unique area of co-distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus, which are the main tick vectors of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. In the last decade, the incidence rate of Lyme borreliosis in Estonia has increased dramatically up to 115.4 per 100,000 in 2012.
Olga Katargina   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato and Relapsing Fever Borrelia in Feeding Ixodes Ticks and Rodents in Sarawak, Malaysia: New Geographical Records of Borrelia yangtzensis and Borrelia miyamotoi

open access: yesPathogens, 2020
Members of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) complex are etiological agents of Lyme disease (LD), and Borrelia miyamotoi is one of the relapsing fever Borrelia (RFB).
Alice C C Lau   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Investigating BB0405 as a novel Borrelia afzelii vaccination candidate in Lyme borreliosis

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
BB0405 is a surface exposed Borrelia burgdorferi protein and its vaccination protected mice against B. burgdorferi infection. As BB0405 is highly conserved across different B.
M. J. Klouwens   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geographical Distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ticks Collected from Wild Rodents in the Republic of Korea

open access: yesPathogens, 2020
Lyme disease is a tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s. l.) via transmission cycles involving competent tick vectors and vertebrate reservoirs.
S. Kim   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in rodents from Gansu, northwestern China

open access: yesBMC Microbiology, 2010
Background Lyme disease is a multi-organ infection disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Lyme disease was first documented in north-east China in 1986. Since then more than 20 provinces in China were confirmed the existence of nature foci of
Liu Zengjia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Exploratory Study on the Microbiome of Northern and Southern Populations of Ixodes scapularis Ticks Predicts Changes and Unique Bacterial Interactions

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
The black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) is the primary vector of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease in North America. However, the prevalence of Lyme borreliosis is clustered around the Northern States of the United States of ...
Deepak Kumar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tickborne Pathogen Detection, Western Siberia, Russia

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
Ixodes persulcatus (n = 125) and Dermacentor reticulatus (n = 84) ticks from Western Siberia, Russia, were tested for infection with Borrelia, Anaplasma/Ehrlichia, Bartonella, and Babesia spp.
Vera A. Rar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and Europe

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is the most common tickborne disease in the United States and Europe. In both locations, Ixodes species ticks transmit the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacteria species responsible for causing the infection.
Adriana R. Marques   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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