Open AccessDiversity Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in natural foci of Novosibirsk region
Author(s) -
Н. В. Фоменко,
Elena Romanova,
Ю. Ю. Караваева,
Victor V. Panov,
Н. Я. Черноусова,
Н. Н. Ливанова
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
bûlletenʹ sibirskoj mediciny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1819-3684
pISSN - 1682-0363
DOI - 10.20538/1682-0363-2006--93-98
Subject(s) - ixodes persulcatus , borrelia burgdorferi , borrelia garinii , sensu , borrelia , biology , virology , tick , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , genetics , antibody , genus
PCR assays were used to test sample from Ixodes persulcatus, blood and tissues of small mammals, human blood after tick bi- tes, as well as isolates from adult ticks. It was demonstrated the presence of two Borrelia species: B. garinii and B. afzelii. Mainly DNA B. garinii NT29 were determined.