Prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in questing ticks from a recreational coniferous forest of East Saxony, Germany.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.08.002
Abstract: The hard tick Ixodes ricinus is the most important vector of tick-transmitted pathogens in Europe, frequently occurring in urban parks and greenbelts utilized for recreational activities. This species is the most common vector of the… read more here.
Keywords: coniferous forest; borrelia miyamotoi; prevalence; miyamotoi ... See more keywords
Borrelia miyamotoi strain LB-2001 retains plasmids and infectious phenotype throughout continuous culture passages as evaluated by multiplex PCR.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101587
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi is a tick-borne spirochete of the relapsing fever borrelia group and an emerging pathogen of public health significance. The genomes of relapsing fever borreliae and Lyme disease borreliae consist of multiple linear and… read more here.
Keywords: borrelia miyamotoi; multiplex pcr; miyamotoi; culture ... See more keywords
Isolation of Borrelia miyamotoi and other Borreliae using a modified BSK medium
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81252-1
Abstract: Borrelia spirochetes are the causative agents of Lyme borreliosis (LB) and relapsing fever (RF). Despite the steady rise in infections and the identification of new species causing human illness over the last decade, isolation of… read more here.
Keywords: borrelia miyamotoi; isolation; miyamotoi borreliae; isolation borrelia ... See more keywords
Prevalence of relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi in Ixodes ricinus ticks from eastern Slovakia
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DOI: 10.1111/zph.12914
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi, recurrent fever borrelia, pathogenic to humans, has been found recently in Ixodes ricinus ticks. There is still little information about its circulation in nature and potential local impact on human health as well… read more here.
Keywords: ricinus ticks; prevalence; ixodes ricinus; borrelia miyamotoi ... See more keywords
Blood Smears Have Poor Sensitivity for Confirming Borrelia miyamotoi Disease
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01468-18
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD) is a newly recognized borreliosis that is cotransmitted by ticks wherever Lyme disease is zoonotic. Unlike Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the agent of Lyme disease, B. miyamotoi is closely related to… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; blood; miyamotoi disease; borrelia miyamotoi ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Immunocompetent Mouse Models for Borrelia miyamotoi Infection
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04301-22
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi is a causative agent of hard tick relapsing fever, was first identified in the early 1990s, and was characterized as a human pathogen in 2011. Unlike other relapsing fever Borrelia species, B. miyamotoi… read more here.
Keywords: miyamotoi; infection; borrelia miyamotoi; microscopy ... See more keywords
Borrelia miyamotoi a neglected tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete in Thailand
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011159
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi is a relapsing fever spirochete that shares the same vector as Lyme disease causing Borrelia. This epidemiological study of B. miyamotoi was conducted in rodent reservoirs, tick vectors and human populations simultaneously. A… read more here.
Keywords: miyamotoi; phop phra; borrelia miyamotoi; relapsing fever ... See more keywords
Analysis of variable major protein antigenic variation in the relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia miyamotoi, in response to polyclonal antibody selection pressure
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281942
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi is a tick-transmitted spirochete that is genetically grouped with relapsing fever Borrelia and possesses multiple archived pseudogenes that encode variable major proteins (Vmps). Vmps are divided into two groups based on molecular size;… read more here.
Keywords: variable major; borrelia miyamotoi; relapsing fever; pressure ... See more keywords
[Borrelia miyamotoi: a recently identified human pathogenic tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete].
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DOI: 10.1556/650.2017.30791
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi is a recently described relapsing fever spirochete transmitted by ticks of the Ixodes ricinus complex. This pathogen is different from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (the Lyme borreliosis spirochetes) in its epidemiology, ecology and… read more here.
Keywords: relapsing fever; borrelia miyamotoi; tick borne; fever spirochete ... See more keywords
Dynamics of Spirochetemia and Early PCR Detection of Borrelia miyamotoi
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2405.170829
Abstract: We investigated whether Borrelia miyamotoi disease can be detected in its early stage by using PCR for borrelial 16S rRNA, which molecule (DNA or RNA) is the best choice for this test, and whether spirochetes… read more here.
Keywords: detection; borrelia miyamotoi; dynamics spirochetemia; spirochetemia early ... See more keywords
Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato in Père David Deer and Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2405.171355
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… read more here.
Keywords: deer; borrelia miyamotoi; longicornis ticks; haemaphysalis longicornis ... See more keywords