Ultrastructural features of Borrelia garinii in naturally infected voles, Clethrionomys rufocanus, with special reference to the relationship with peripheral nerves.
The ultrastructural features of Borrelia garinii found in the ear tissues of the vole, Clethrionomys rufocanus, are described. The spirochetes were observed in the interstitium of connective tissue or in contact with fibroblasts and were occasionally situated in the endoneurium of the peripheral nerves. The spirochetes did not injure or enter into the fibroblasts or Schwann cells. The cytotoxicity and migration of the spirochetes are also discussed.
Yano
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Department of Immunology and Medical Zoology, Fukui Medical University, Japan. yhyano@fmsrsa.fukui-med.ac.jp
Ishiguro
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F
Nakata
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K
Takada
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N
D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000382:microbiology*; D001899:Borrelia Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000382:microbiology; D004423:Ear / Q000382:microbiology; D007564:Japan; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000382:microbiology*