Abstract
The abilities of the most common European genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato to survive blood meals taken by ticks feeding on birds were analyzed. A pattern of differential survival of the spirochetes in feeding ticks was observed. The result is consistent with the concept of selective transmission of Lyme borreliosis spirochetes.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Arachnid Vectors / immunology
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Arachnid Vectors / microbiology*
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Birds / immunology
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Birds / microbiology*
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Borrelia burgdorferi / immunology
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Borrelia burgdorferi / isolation & purification*
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Complement Pathway, Alternative
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Disease Reservoirs
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Disease Vectors
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Lyme Disease / immunology
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Lyme Disease / microbiology
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Lyme Disease / transmission*
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Ticks / immunology
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Ticks / microbiology*