Genotypic diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi strains detected in Ixodes scapularis larvae collected from North American songbirds.
We genotyped Borrelia burgdorferi strains detected in larvae of Ixodes scapularis removed from songbirds and compared them with those found in host-seeking I. scapularis nymphs sampled throughout the eastern United States. Birds are capable of transmitting most known genotypes, albeit at different frequencies than expected based on genotypes found among host-seeking nymphs.
Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, Box 208034, 60 College St., New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8034, USA. jbrinker@richmond.edu
R Jory
RJ
Brinkerhoff
Stephen J
SJ
Bent
Corrine M
CM
Folsom-O'Keefe
Kimberly
K
Tsao
Anne Gatewood
AG
Hoen
Alan G
AG
Barbour
Maria A
MA
Diuk-Wasser
D000818:Animals; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology; D009656:North America; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D020308:Songbirds / Q000469:parasitology*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer