title: Detection of Lyme disease spirochetes in the skin of naturally infected wild sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) by PCR.
abstract: We demonstrated the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in the skin tissues of naturally infected wild sika deer, using PCR. The risk of transmission of B. burgdorferi sensu lato is recognized in sika deer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Isogai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Isogai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamewaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D007564:Japan; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial