Genospecies Diversity of Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Rodent Reservoirs

Genospecies Diversity of Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Rodent Reservoirs

To determine whether particular Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. genospecies associate solely with rodent reservoir hosts, we compared the genospecies prevalence in questing nymphal Ixodes ticks with that in xenodiagnostic ticks that had fed as larvae on rodents captured in the same site. No genospecies wa...

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Main Authors: Dania Richter, Stefan Endepols, Andreas Ohlenbusch, Helmut Eiffert, Andrew Spielman, Franz-Rainer Matuschka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Germany
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/2/99-0218_article
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spelling doaj-84a49ad9e71c4e7eb39ca2564a0a85782020-11-25T01:58:51ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60591999-04-015229129610.3201/eid0502.990218Genospecies Diversity of Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Rodent ReservoirsDania RichterStefan EndepolsAndreas OhlenbuschHelmut EiffertAndrew SpielmanFranz-Rainer MatuschkaTo determine whether particular Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. genospecies associate solely with rodent reservoir hosts, we compared the genospecies prevalence in questing nymphal Ixodes ticks with that in xenodiagnostic ticks that had fed as larvae on rodents captured in the same site. No genospecies was more prevalent in rodent-fed ticks than in questing ticks. The three main spirochete genospecies, therefore, share common rodent hosts.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/2/99-0218_articleGermanyUnited States
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Stefan Endepols
Andreas Ohlenbusch
Helmut Eiffert
Andrew Spielman
Franz-Rainer Matuschka
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Stefan Endepols
Andreas Ohlenbusch
Helmut Eiffert
Andrew Spielman
Franz-Rainer Matuschka
Genospecies Diversity of Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Rodent Reservoirs
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Germany
United States
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Stefan Endepols
Andreas Ohlenbusch
Helmut Eiffert
Andrew Spielman
Franz-Rainer Matuschka
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title Genospecies Diversity of Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Rodent Reservoirs
title_short Genospecies Diversity of Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Rodent Reservoirs
title_full Genospecies Diversity of Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Rodent Reservoirs
title_fullStr Genospecies Diversity of Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Rodent Reservoirs
title_full_unstemmed Genospecies Diversity of Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Rodent Reservoirs
title_sort genospecies diversity of lyme disease spirochetes in rodent reservoirs
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 1999-04-01
description To determine whether particular Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. genospecies associate solely with rodent reservoir hosts, we compared the genospecies prevalence in questing nymphal Ixodes ticks with that in xenodiagnostic ticks that had fed as larvae on rodents captured in the same site. No genospecies was more prevalent in rodent-fed ticks than in questing ticks. The three main spirochete genospecies, therefore, share common rodent hosts.
topic Germany
United States
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/2/99-0218_article
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