Molecular characterization of a new isolate of Borrelia lusitaniae derived from Apodemus sylvaticus in Portugal.
A total of 196 small mammals were collected in Portugal and tested for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Tissue samples were taken from each animal and cultured in Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly (BSK)-II medium. The single strain of spirochete isolated was confirmed as Borrelia lusitaniae by genetic analyses. This is the first report of B. lusitaniae isolated from Apodemus sylvaticus.
de Carvalho
Isabel Lopes
IL
Center for Vector and Infectious Diseases Research, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal. isabel.carvalho@insa.min-saude.pt
Zeidner
Nordin
N
Ullmann
Amy
A
Hojgaard
Andrias
A
Amaro
Fátima
F
Zé-Zé
Líbia
L
Alves
Maria João
MJ
de Sousa
Rita
R
Piesman
Joseph
J
Núncio
Maria Sofia
MS
D000818:Animals; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D051189:Murinae / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology