Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) in ectoparasites and reptiles in southern Italy

Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) in ectoparasites and reptiles in southern Italy

Abstract Background Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) is a complex containing pathogenic bacteria of which some species, such as Borrelia lusitaniae, use birds, small mammals and reptiles as reservoirs. In Italy, the bacteria have been detected in reptilian and avian reservoirs in the northern and c...

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Main Authors: Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Vito Colella, Riccardo Paolo Lia, Viet Linh Nguyen, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Roberta Iatta, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Domenico Otranto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Reptiles
Ectoparasites
Borrelia lusitaniae
Borrelia garinii
Ixodes ricinus
Podarcis siculus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3286-1

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