title: Isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi in Tuscany (Italy).
abstract: To evaluate the diffusion of Borrelia burgdorferi in Tuscani (Italy) 720 ticks were collected and subsequently cultured for Borrelia burgdorferi. A strain of Borrelia burgdoferi was isolated from one tick; this being the first such reported identification in Central-Southern Italy.
authors.affiliation: Zooprophilactic Institute of Lazio and Tuscany, Pistoia, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stefanelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paladini
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Conforti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leoncini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Viganò
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Giovannini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cinco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D015153:Blotting, Western; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins