Abstract
A total of 874 Ixodes ricinus ticks were collected in Switzerland to investigate the genetic diversity of the Borrelia population. We integrated to the RT-PCR method the DNA sequence analysis of a 162-bp fragment of the recA gene. Five genospecies were detected: Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia burgdorferi s.s., Borrelia garinii, Borrelia valaisiana, and Borrelia lusitaniae. A heterogeneous distribution was observed within the B. burgdorferi s.l. genospecies. The most prevalent and diverse genospecies found in Switzerland was Borrelia afzelii, which might suggest a rapid evolution of this genospecies.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group / classification*
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group / genetics*
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group / isolation & purification
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Cats
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Cattle
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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Dogs
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Genetic Variation
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Goats
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Humans
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Ixodes / microbiology*
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Larva / microbiology
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Nymph / microbiology
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Phylogeny
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Rec A Recombinases / genetics*
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sequence Homology
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Switzerland
Substances
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DNA, Bacterial
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Rec A Recombinases
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