Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres [PDF]
MicroorganismsLyme disease (LD) is an anthropozoonosis caused by the spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl), which is transmitted by ticks belonging to the genus - Ixodes [...]
Giusto Trevisan +2 more
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Borrelia Infections in Ageing Ticks: Relationship with Morphometric Age Ratio in Field-Collected Ixodes ricinus Nymphs [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2022 In Europe, Ixodes ricinus plays a major role as a vector of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) spirochaetes, the causative agents of Lyme borreliosis, among other pathogens.
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Alternative Sigma Factors of RNA Polymerase as Master Regulators in the Pathogenic Spirochaete Leptospira interrogans [PDF]
PathogensThis review summarizes the current knowledge on the role of alternative σ factors in the highly invasive spirochaete Leptospira interrogans, the causative agent of leptospirosis.
Sabina Kędzierska-Mieszkowska +1 more
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No evidence for yaws infection in a small‐scale cross‐sectional serosurvey in Ghanaian monkeys [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023 Background Treponema pallidum (TP) is a spirochaete bacterium with subspecies that in humans cause syphilis (subsp. pallidum), bejel (subsp. endemicum) and yaws (subsp. pertenue; TPE).
Eugene Adade +4 more
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Comparative Analysis of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Spirochaetes from Ethiopia and Nigeria [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Despite increasing reports of tick-borne diseases in Africa, remarkably, reports of tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) in Nigeria are lacking. Ornithodoros savignyi from Nigeria have been reported with the relapsing fever Candidatus Borrelia kalaharica ...
Adefolake A. Bankole +6 more
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Microbiome and mitogenomics of the chigger mite Pentidionis agamae: potential role as an Orientia vector and associations with divergent clades of Wolbachia and Borrelia [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground Trombiculid mites are globally distributed, highly diverse arachnids that largely lack molecular resources such as whole mitogenomes for the elucidation of taxonomic relationships.
Hadil A. Alkathiry +8 more
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A Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay Utilizing Hydroxy Naphthol Blue (LAMP-HNB) for the Detection of Treponema pallidum Subspp. pallidum [PDF]
PathogensTreponema pallidum subspp. pallidum is a spirochaete bacterium that causes syphilis, one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. Syphilis progresses through four distinct stages, each characterized by specific symptoms, namely primary ...
Saranthum Phurijaruyangkun +9 more
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A 2021 Update on Syphilis: Taking Stock from Pathogenesis to Vaccines
Pathogens, 2021 In 2021 the scientific community’s efforts have been focused on solving the back-breaking challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, but sexually transmitted infections (STI) are still one of the most common global health problems.
Giorgio Tiecco +7 more
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Seroprevalence and Evidence of Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in Stray Dogs at AS- Sharqia Province, Egypt [PDF]
Journal of Applied Veterinary Sciences, 2023 The stray dog population has no access to veterinary care and most of them are highly infested with ticks. Ticks can transmit various parasitic, viral and bacterial diseases to their host dogs as well as can also lead to various zoonotic infections in ...
Amira Hassenin, Uzema Durrani
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Characterization of the molecular chaperone ClpB from the pathogenic spirochaete Leptospira interrogans. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Leptospira interrogans is a spirochaete responsible for leptospirosis in mammals. The molecular mechanisms of the Leptospira virulence remain mostly unknown.
Joanna Krajewska +6 more
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