Complex population structure of Lyme borreliosis group spirochete Borrelia garinii in subarctic Eurasia.

Borrelia garinii, a causative agent of Lyme borreliosis in Europe and Asia, is naturally maintained in marine and terrestrial enzootic cycles, which primarily involve birds, including seabirds and migratory passerines. These bird groups associate with, correspondingly, Ixodes uriae and Ixodes ricinu...

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Main Authors: Pär Comstedt, Loreta Asokliene, Ingvar Eliasson, Björn Olsen, Anders Wallensten, Jonas Bunikis, Sven Bergström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2688082?pdf=render