Detection and genetic characterization of a putative novel Borrelia genospecies in Ixodes apronophorus / Ixodes persulcatus / Ixodes trianguliceps sympatric areas in Western Siberia

Four genospecies from the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex were detected in Ixodes persulcatus and Ixodes pavlovskyi ticks from Siberia and genetically characterized. The presence of Borrelia spp. in Ixodes apronophorus and Ixodes trianguliceps ticks found in Asia has never been studied. In t...

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Main Authors: Yuliya Sabitova, Vera Rar, Artem Tikunov, Valeriy Yakimenko, Natalia Korallo-Vinarskaya, Natalia Livanova, Nina Tikunova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X22001777