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An Invasive Mammal (the Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis) Commonly Hosts Diverse and Atypical Genotypes of the Zoonotic Pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato.

Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2015

Millins Caroline, Magierecka Agnieszka, Gilbert Lucy, Edoff Alissa, Brereton Amelia, Kilbride Elizabeth, Denwood Matt, Birtles Richard, Biek Roman

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Invasive vertebrate species can act as hosts for endemic pathogens and may alter pathogen community composition and dynamics. For the zoonotic pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the agent of Lyme borreliosis, recent work shows invasive rodent species can be of high epidemiological importance and may support host-specific strains. This study examined the role of gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) (n =...

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PMID: 25888168
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00109-15
PMCID: PMC4475893

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