Habitat-specific diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Europe, exemplified by data from Latvia.
The distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks from ecologically distinct habitats in Latvia was analyzed. A significant variation in the frequency of the genospecies across sites was observed, pointing to the importance of the host community in the ecology of Lyme borreliosis.
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, St. Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK.
Susanne
S
Etti
Rosie
R
Hails
Stefanie M
SM
Schäfer
Simona
S
De Michelis
Henna-Sisko
HS
Sewell
Antra
A
Bormane
Michael
M
Donaghy
Klaus
K
Kurtenbach
D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000235:genetics; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004777:Environment; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D014644:Genetic Variation; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology; D007844:Latvia; D008074:Lipoproteins; D012703:Serotyping
D000954:Antigens, Surface; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D008074:Lipoproteins; C072045:OspA protein