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Differential transmission of the genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by game birds and small rodents in England.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Apr 1998
Kurtenbach K, Peacey M, Rijpkema S G, Hoodless A N, Nuttall P A, Randolph S E
Abstract excerpt
The genetic diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato was assessed in a focus of Lyme borreliosis in southern Britain dominated by game birds. Ticks, rodents, and pheasants were analyzed for spirochete infections by PCR-targeting the 23S-5S rRNA genes, followed by genotyping by the reverse line blot method. In questing Ixodes ricinus ticks, three genospecies of B. burgdorferi sensu lato were detected, with the...
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