Characterization of the first tick isolate of Borrelia burgdorferi from Italy.
We report on the first isolation of a spirochetal organism from Ixodes ricinus ticks of the Trieste area (Northern Italy) which was identified as Borrelia burgdorferi by its reactivity with specific monoclonal antibodies directed against the OSPA and flagella proteins.
Cinco
M
M
Istituto di Microbiologia, Universita di Trieste, Italy.
Banfi
E
E
Trevisan
G
G
Stanek
G
G
D000818:Animals; D001898:Borrelia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007558:Italy; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000382:microbiology; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*