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The key roles of selection and migration in the ecology of Lyme borreliosis.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Jun 2002
Kurtenbach Klaus, De Michelis Simona, Sewell Henna-Sisko, Etti Susanne, Schäfer Stefanie M, Holmes Edward, Hails Rosemary, Collares-Pereira Margarida, Santos-Reis Margarida, Hanincová Klara, Labuda Milan, Bormane Antra, Donaghy Michael
Abstract excerpt
The roles of selection and migration of B. burgdorferi s. l. were studied. Questing adult Ixodes ricinus ticks were collected across Europe and analysed for infection with B. burgdorferi s. l. Analysis of the genospecies in individual ticks showed that B. garinii and B. valaisiana segregate from B. afzelii. Segregation of bird- and rodent-associated Borrelia genotypes can be explained by the operation of...
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