Borrelia puertoricensis in opossums (Didelphis marsupialis) from Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The genus Borrelia comprises pathogenic species of bacteria that pose a significant risk to public health. Borrelia spp. are emerging or reemerging infectious agents worldwide with complex transmission cycles, and many species use rodents as vertebrate reservoir hosts. Spirochetes morphologically compatible with Borrelia have been recurrently observed in opossums; however, there is currently a lack of genetic evidence confirming infection or supporting that these marsupials are hosts of Borrelia spirochetes.

Methods

During 2017, 53 serum samples of Didelphis marsupialis from the municipality of Colosó (department of Sucre, Colombia) were collected and allocated in a serum bank. DNA extracted from the serum samples was submitted to a Borrelia genus-specific real-ti

SUBMITTER: Lopez Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10694944 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature