Borrelia Lineages Adjacent to Zoonotic Clades in Black Flying Foxes (Pteropus alecto), Australia, 2018-2020.

ABSTRACT: We explored the role of black flying foxes (Pteropus alecto) in Australia as reservoirs of Borrelia bacteria. We found bats infected with 2 Borrelia haplotypes phylogenetically distinct from Lyme or relapsing fever clades. Efforts to sample black flying foxes and their ectoparasites are needed to evaluate zoonotic potential of those Borrelia lineages.

SUBMITTER: Verrett TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12205459 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature