Optimization of tissue sampling for Borrelia burgdorferi in white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus).

Peromyscus leucopus (the white-footed mouse) is a known reservoir of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Sampling of white-footed mice allows for year-round B. burgdorferi surveillance as well as opportunities to establish the diversity of the different variants in a geographic region....

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Main Authors: Sonya G Zawada, Michael E von Fricken, Thomas A Weppelmann, Masoumeh Sikaroodi, Patrick M Gillevet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226798