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Cross-Immunity and Community Structure of a Multiple-Strain Pathogen in the Tick Vector.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2015
Durand Jonas, Jacquet Maxime, Paillard Lye, Rais Olivier, Gern Lise, Voordouw Maarten J
Abstract excerpt
Many vector-borne pathogens consist of multiple strains that circulate in both the vertebrate host and the arthropod vector. Characterization of the community of pathogen strains in the arthropod vector is therefore important for understanding the epidemiology of mixed vector-borne infections. Borrelia afzelii and B. garinii are two species of tick-borne bacteria that cause Lyme disease in humans. These two...
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