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Genotypic diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi strains detected in Ixodes scapularis larvae collected from North American songbirds.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 2010
Brinkerhoff R Jory, Bent Stephen J, Folsom-O'Keefe Corrine M, Tsao Kimberly, Hoen Anne Gatewood, Barbour Alan G, Diuk-Wasser Maria A
Abstract excerpt
We genotyped Borrelia burgdorferi strains detected in larvae of Ixodes scapularis removed from songbirds and compared them with those found in host-seeking I. scapularis nymphs sampled throughout the eastern United States. Birds are capable of transmitting most known genotypes, albeit at different frequencies than expected based on genotypes found among host-seeking nymphs.
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