Bacteriophage in the Ixodes dammini spirochete, etiological agent of Lyme disease.
A bacteriophage with a B-3 morphology was detected by electron microscopy in a spirochete isolated from the tick Ixodes dammini. It has a 40- to 50-nm elongated head and a tail 50 to 70 nm in length. It appears devoid of collars or kite-tail structure. The spirochete has been identified as the causative agent of Lyme disease.
D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013144:Spirochaetales / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013145:Spirochaetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*