Article
[Genetic variants of Borrelia afzelii, a pathogen of the ixodes tick borrelioses].
Molekuliarnaia genetika, mikrobiologiia i virusologiia - 1 Jan 2005
Fadeeva I A, Nefedova V V, Korenberg E I, Gorelova N B
Abstract excerpt
Borrelia afzelii is one of two most important pathogens of the ixodes tick borrelioses (ITB) in Russia and neighboring countries. This pathogen circulates in various ecosystems and has a wide range of reservoir hosts and transmitters. The results of studies of genetic heterogeneity of the spirochaetae B. afzelii are considered. A total of 139 primary isolates were studied. The isolates were isolated from three...
Topics
- Animals
- Borrelia burgdorferi Group
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
- Genetic Variation
- Ixodes
- Lyme Disease
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S
- RNA, Ribosomal, 5S