Author(s): de Carvalho, Isabel Lopes ; Zeidner, N. ; Ullmann, A. ; Hojgaard, A. ; Amaro, F. ; Zé-Zé, Líbia ; Alves, M.J. ; De Sousa, R. ; Piesman, J. ; Núncio, M.S.
Date: 2009
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/730
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde
Subject(s): Estudos de Vectores e Doenças Infecciosas
A total of 196 small mammals were collected in Portugal and tested for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Tissue samples were taken from each animal and cultured in Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly (BSK)-II medium. The single strain of spirochete isolated was confirmed as Borrelia lusitaniae by genetic analyses. This is the first report of B. lusitaniae isolated from Apodemus sylvaticus.
