Unexpected failure of Ixodes scapularis nymphs to transmit a North American Borrelia bissettiae strain.

ABSTRACT: Globally, the Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) complex comprises more than 21 species of spirochetes. Although the USA is home to a diverse fauna of Lyme disease group Borrelia species, only two are considered responsible for human clinical disease: Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto) and Borrelia mayonii. However, evidence has implicated additional B. burgdorferi (s.l.) species in human illness elsewhere. While much research has focused on the B. burgdorferi (s.s.)-tick interface, tick vectors for most of the other North American Lyme disease group Borrelia species remain experimentally unconfirmed. In this report we document the ability of Ixodes scapularis to acquire but not transmit a single strain of

SUBMITTER: Leydet BF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8906133 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature