Prevalence of avian-associated Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. genospecies in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from blackbirds (Turdus merula) and song thrushes (T. philomelos)

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 298, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 129-138

  Michalik, Jerzy ^a   Wodecka, Beata ^b   Skoracki, Maciej ^a   Sikora, Bozena ^a   Stańczak, Joanna ^c  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes ricinus; Passerine birds; Reservoirs

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BORRELIA; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA VALAISIANA; DISEASE CARRIER; IXODES RICINUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NYMPH; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURDUS MERULA; TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

EID: 48349135216     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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