Isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from the blood of a bushy-tailed wood rat in California.
Borrelia burgdorferi was isolated from the blood of a bushy-tailed wood rat (Neotoma cinerea) from northeastern California, USA. This is the first isolation of live B. burgdorferi spirochetes from a wild animal in California. Spirochetes were observed in stained tissues from the brain, liver, spleen, and kidneys.
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Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, School of Medicine, Davis 95616.
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D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002140:California; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000382:microbiology; D016205:Sigmodontinae