Transstadial transmission of Borrelia turcica in Hyalomma aegyptium ticks.

Borrelia turcica comprises the third major group of arthropod-transmitted borreliae and is phylogenetically divergent from other Borrelia groups. The novel group of Borrelia was initially isolated from Hyalomma aegyptium ticks in Turkey and it was recently found in blood and multiple organs of torto...

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Main Authors: Zsuzsa Kalmár, Vasile Cozma, Hein Sprong, Setareh Jahfari, Gianluca D'Amico, Daniel I Mărcuțan, Angela M Ionică, Cristian Magdaş, David Modrý, Andrei D Mihalca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115520