Vector competence of Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) for three genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi
| Autor: | Marc C. Dolan, Péter O, William T. Golde, Mbow Ml, Brossard M, Gary O. Maupin, Joseph Piesman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Ixodes ricinus
Tick medicine.disease_cause Borrelia afzelii Microbiology Mice Borrelia burgdorferi Group Borrelia parasitic diseases medicine Animals Borrelia burgdorferi Mice Inbred ICR General Veterinary biology Ixodes bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification Virology Infectious Diseases Ixodes scapularis Insect Science Parasitology Borrelia garinii Arachnid Vectors Female Rabbits Ixodidae |
| Zdroj: | Journal of medical entomology. 35(4) |
| ISSN: | 0022-2585 |
| Popis: | The vector competence of 2 tick species, Ixodes ricinus (L.) and Ixodes scapularis Say, was determined and compared for 3 genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi . The 3 genospecies of B. burgdorferi used in the following experiments were Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (B-31 and B-31.D1 clone), Borrelia afzelii (strain Pgau.C3), and Borrelia garinii (strain VS286 and VSBP). Spirochetes from all 5 strains were inoculated intradermally into outbred mice; larval ticks of both species were subsequently fed on those mice and replete larvae were assayed for infection by culture in BSK-H media every 7 d for 4 wk. Infection frequencies in I. scapularis exposed to the 5 strains were as follows: B-31 (90%), B-31.D1 (83%), Pgau.C3 (87%), VS286 (10%), and VSBP (5%). The comparable infection frequencies for /. ricinus were B-31 (3%), B-31.D1 (3%), Pgau.C3 (90%), VS286 (5%), and VSBP (3%). Resultant nymphal /. scapularis successfully transmitted B-31, B-31.D1, Pgau.C3, and VS286 to outbred mice. /. ricinus nymphs transmitted Pgau.C3 and VS286. Both species failed to transmit strain VSBP. |
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