Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Glatz, M; Muellegger, RR; Hizo-Teufel, C; Fingerle, V.
Low prevalence of Borrelia bavariensis in Ixodes ricinus ticks in southeastern Austria.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2014; 5(6):649-650
Doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.04.014
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Glatz Martin
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Muellegger Robert
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- Abstract:
- Borrelia bavariensis was recently described as a distinct genospecies among the B. burgdorferi sensu lato complex. The prevalence of B. bavariensis in Austria, a highly endemic area for tick-transmitted pathogens, is scarcely characterized. To investigate the prevalence of B. bavariensis in Ixodes ricinus ticks we reevaluated the results of a study conducted in 518 ticks from southeastern Austria collected in 2002 and 2003. The presence of B. burgdorferi s.l.-specific DNA in ticks was analyzed by a PCR for the outer surface protein A (ospA) gene. Borrelia species were differentiated by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis, and samples positive for B. bavariensis were further analyzed by multilocus sequence analysis. Two of 133 (1.5%) B. burgdorferi s.l.-positive I. ricinus ticks were infected with B. bavariensis. Both specimens were coinfected with the OspA serotype 5 of B. garinii. Borrelia bavariensis is present; however, seem to be rare in I. ricinus ticks in southeastern Austria. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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