Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato in Pere David Deer and Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks.

ABSTRACT: By sequence analysis of 16S rRNA, flaB, p66, and glpQ, we identified Borrelia miyamotoi in 1 of 4 Père David deer (n = 43) seropositive for Borrelia spp. and 1.2% (3/244) of Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks from Dafeng Elk National Natural Reserve, China. Future studies should assess Borrelia pathogenesis in deer.

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5938796 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature