Salivary gland extract from engorged  Ixodes ricinus  (Acari:  Ixodidae ) stimulates  in vitro  growth of  Borrelia burgdorferi  sensu lato | Zendy

Rudolf Ivo | Zendy; Šikutová Silvie | Zendy; Kopecký Jan | Zendy; Hubálek Zdeněk | Zendy

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Salivary gland extract from engorged Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae ) stimulates in vitro growth of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

Author(s) -

Rudolf Ivo,

Šikutová Silvie,

Kopecký Jan,

Hubálek Zdeněk

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of basic microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58

H-Index - 54

eISSN - 1521-4028

pISSN - 0233-111X

DOI - 10.1002/jobm.200900237

Subject(s) - ixodes ricinus , borrelia burgdorferi , borrelia afzelii , biology , ixodidae , borrelia garinii , salivary gland , ixodes , ricinus , microbiology and biotechnology , acari , tick , borrelia , sensu , virology , zoology , immunology , antibody , botany , biochemistry , genus

In vitro effect of salivary gland extract from fed Ixodes ricinus , the competent vector of Lyme borreliosis in Europe, on the growth of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato ( B. garinii , B. afzelii and B. burgdorferi sensu stricto) was examined in BSK‐H medium. Motility rate, concentration of motile spirochetes and their morphology were estimated at intervals of 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 days using darkfield microscopy. Salivary gland extract derived from I. ricinus stimulated markedly the growth of three genomic species of borreliae. The results confirm a substantial role of salivary glands in the mechanism of pathogen transmission to vertebrate host. (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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