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Borrelia chilensis , a new member of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex that extends the range of this genospecies in the S outhern H emisphere
23 Oct 2013
Abstract excerpt
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), transmitted by Ixodes spp. ticks, is the causative agent of Lyme disease. Although Ixodes spp. ticks are distributed in both Northern and Southern Hemispheres, evidence for the presence of B. burgdorferi s.l. in South America apart from Uruguay is lacking. We now report the presence of culturable spirochetes with flat-wave morphology and borrelial DNA in endemic Ixodes...
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