BMC Genomics, 2022 Background Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a globally prevalent, yet under-studied vector-borne disease transmitted by soft and hard bodied ticks. While soft TBRF (sTBRF) spirochetes have been described for over a century, our understanding of the ...
Alexander R. Kneubehl +7 more
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Isolation of Borrelia miyamotoi and other Borreliae using a modified BSK medium
Scientific Reports, 2021 Borrelia spirochetes are the causative agents of Lyme borreliosis (LB) and relapsing fever (RF). Despite the steady rise in infections and the identification of new species causing human illness over the last decade, isolation of borreliae in culture has
Adam J. Replogle +9 more
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First detection of Borrelia and Rickettsia species from Ornithodoros ticks in the Republic of Korea [PDF]
, 2021 Ticks are considered important vectors among arthropods and are linked to serious medical and veterinary health problems. In this study, we investigated tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) of Ornithodoros (Carios) sawaii and a newly identified Ornithodoros ...
Jo, Young-Sun +11 more
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Physical mapping of the Borrelia miyamotoi HT31 chromosome in comparison with that of Borrelia turicatae, an etiological agent of tick-borne relapsing fever [PDF]
Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, 1996 We report the construction of physical maps of chromosomes for Borrelia miyamotoi HT31 (a new species of Borrelia) and Borrelia turicatae (relapsing fever agent) by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of DNA fragments generated by digestion of chromosomal DNA with rare-cutting restriction endonucleases and reciprocal hybridization.
Y, Takahashi, M, Fukunaga
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Phylogenetic Analysis of the SpirochetesBorrelia parkeriandBorrelia turicataeand the Potential for Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in Florida [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2005 ABSTRACTIsolates ofBorrelia turicatae,Borrelia parkeri, and the Florida canine borrelia (FCB) were examined to further phylogenetically characterize the identities of these spirochetes in the United States. DNA sequences of four chromosomal loci (the 16S rRNA gene,flaB,gyrB, andglpQ) were determined for eight isolates ofB. turicataeand six isolates ofB.
Tom G, Schwan +7 more
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Detection of Tickborne Relapsing Fever Spirochete, Austin, Texas, USA
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 In March 2017, a patient became febrile within 4 days after visiting a rustic conference center in Austin, Texas, USA, where Austin Public Health suspected an outbreak of tickborne relapsing fever a month earlier.
Jack D. Bissett +8 more
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Tick‐borne relapsing fever as a potential veterinary medical problem
Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 4, Issue 4, Page 271-279, November 2018., 2018 Tick‐Borne Relapsing Fever is emerging as an important veterinary medical problem. Abstract Tick‐borne relapsing fever (TBRF) caused by the bacteria Borrelia, is poorly documented in veterinary medicine. Given the widespread presence of the soft tick vectors – Ornithodoros and the recently discovered hard tick vectors, as well as their close ...
Nusirat Elelu
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Lengths of Orthologous Prokaryotic Proteins Are Affected by Evolutionary Factors
BioMed Research International, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 Proteins of the same functional family (for example, kinases) may have significantly different lengths. It is an open question whether such variation in length is random or it appears as a response to some unknown evolutionary driving factors. The main purpose of this paper is to demonstrate existence of factors affecting prokaryotic gene lengths.
Tatiana Tatarinova +5 more
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Role of Interleukin 10 during Persistent Infection with the Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia turicatae [PDF]
The American Journal of Pathology, 2007 Relapsing fever is an infection characterized by peaks of spirochetemia attributable to antibody selection against variable serotypes. In the absence of B cells, serotypes cannot be cleared, resulting in persistent infection. We previously identified differences in spirochetemia and disease severity during persistent infection of severe combined ...
Harald, Gelderblom +8 more
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Equine Abortion Associated with the Borrelia parkeri - B. turicatae Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Spirochete Group [PDF]
, 2002 Direct amplification and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and a variable region of the flagellin gene from fetal liver-associated spirochetes belonging to the Borrelia parkeri - B.
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