First characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato from ticks and skin biopsy in Bulgaria

1998 ◽  
Vol 186 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iva Christova ◽  
Susanne Hohenberger ◽  
Carol Zehetmeier ◽  
B. Wilske
Keyword(s):  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Skin Biopsy ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato

scholarly journals Molecular characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains isolated in the area of Belgrade, Serbia

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeta S. Ristanovic ◽  
Kayoko Kitamura ◽  
Toshiyuki Masuzawa ◽  
Marija J. Milutinovic ◽  
Radovan M. Cekanac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato

scholarly journals Geographical and genospecies distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA detected in humans in the USA

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 674-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry L. Clark ◽  
Brian F. Leydet ◽  
Clifford Threlkeld
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Skin Biopsy ◽  
Lyme Borreliosis ◽  
Erythema Migrans ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato ◽  
Southern States ◽  
The Usa

The present study investigated the cause of illness in human patients primarily in the southern USA with suspected Lyme disease based on erythema migrans-like skin lesions and/or symptoms consistent with early localized or late disseminated Lyme borreliosis. The study also included some patients from other states throughout the USA. Several PCR assays specific for either members of the genus Borrelia or only for Lyme group Borrelia spp. (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato), and DNA sequence analysis, were used to identify Borrelia spp. DNA in blood and skin biopsy samples from human patients. B. burgdorferi sensu lato DNA was found in both blood and skin biopsy samples from patients residing in the southern states and elsewhere in the USA, but no evidence of DNA from other Borrelia spp. was detected. Based on phylogenetic analysis of partial flagellin (flaB) gene sequences, strains that clustered separately with B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia americana or Borrelia andersonii were associated with Lyme disease-like signs and symptoms in patients from the southern states, as well as from some other areas of the country. Strains most similar to B. burgdorferi sensu stricto and B. americana were found most commonly and appeared to be widely distributed among patients residing throughout the USA. The study findings suggest that human cases of Lyme disease in the southern USA may be more common than previously recognized and may also be caused by more than one species of B. burgdorferi sensu lato. This study provides further evidence that B. burgdorferi sensu stricto is not the only species associated with signs and/or symptoms consistent with Lyme borreliosis in the USA.

Molecular and immunological characterization of the p83/100 protein of various Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains

1995 ◽  
Vol 184 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter Rössler ◽  
Helmut Eiffert ◽  
Sigrid Jauris-Heipke ◽  
Gisela Lehnert ◽  
Vera Preac-Mursic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato ◽  
Immunological Characterization

scholarly journals First isolation and characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains from Ixodes ricinus ticks in Turkey

2003 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 807-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ece S. Güner ◽  
Naoya Hashimoto ◽  
Nobuhiro Takada ◽  
Kazuhide Kaneda ◽  
Yasuyuki Imai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Ixodes Ricinus ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Ixodes Ricinus Ticks
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