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.
Etti
Susanne
S
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, St. Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK.
Hails
Rosie
R
Schäfer
Stefanie M
SM
De Michelis
Simona
S
Sewell
Henna-Sisko
HS
Bormane
Antra
A
Donaghy
Michael
M
Kurtenbach
Klaus
K
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