Publication: Borrelia sp. phylogenetically different from Lyme disease- and relapsing fever-related Borrelia spp. in Amblyomma varanense from Python reticulatus
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2016
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Parasites & Vectors. Vol. 9, (2016), 359
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Wachareeporn Trinachartvanit, Supanee Hirunkanokpun, Ronnayuth Sudsangiem, Wanwisa Lijuan, Duangjai Boonkusol, Visut Baimai, Arunee Ahantarig Borrelia sp. phylogenetically different from Lyme disease- and relapsing fever-related Borrelia spp. in Amblyomma varanense from Python reticulatus. Parasites & Vectors. Vol. 9, (2016), 359. doi:10.1186/s13071-016-1629-8 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/2741
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Borrelia sp. phylogenetically different from Lyme disease- and relapsing fever-related Borrelia spp. in Amblyomma varanense from Python reticulatus
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Background: Species of the genus Borrelia are causative agents of Lyme disease and relapsing fever. Lyme disease
is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the northern hemisphere. However, in some parts of the
world Lyme borreliosis and relapsing fever may be caused by novel Borrelia genotypes. Herein, we report the
presence of a Borrelia sp. in an Amblyomma varanense collected from Python reticulatus.
Methods: Ticks were collected from snakes, identified to species level and examined by PCR for the presence of
Borrelia spp. flaB and 16S rRNA genes. Phylogenetic trees were constructed using the neighbour-joining method.
Results: Three A. varanense ticks collected from P. reticulatus were positive for a unique Borrelia sp., which was
phylogenetically divergent from both Lyme disease- and relapsing fever-associated Borrelia spp.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest for the first time that there is a Borrelia sp. in A. varanense tick in the
snake P. reticulatus that might be novel.