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Tick transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi to the murine host is not influenced by environmentally acquired midgut microbiota
17 Oct 2022
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ixodes scapularis is the predominant tick vector of Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, in the USA. Molecular interactions between the tick and B. burgdorferi orchestrate the migration of spirochetes from the midgut to the salivary glands-critical steps that precede transmission to the vertebrate host. Over the last decade, research efforts have invoked a potential role for the tick...
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