2013
SERUM ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA BURGDORFERI, ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM, AND BABESIA MICROTI IN RECAPTURED WHITE-FOOTED MICE
Magnarelli LA, Williams SC, Norris SJ, Fikrig E. SERUM ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA BURGDORFERI, ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM, AND BABESIA MICROTI IN RECAPTURED WHITE-FOOTED MICE. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 2013, 49: 294-302. PMID: 23568904, PMCID: PMC3712766, DOI: 10.7589/2012-06-172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. microtiA. phagocytophilumB. burgdorferiBabesia microtiSolid-phase enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayAnaplasma phagocytophilumMouse immune systemEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayIndirect fluorescent antibodyAntibody statusAntibody titersBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoSerum antibodiesTotal antibodyAntibody prevalenceNegative statusBurgdorferi sensu strictoImmune systemPatent infectionsEnd pointMiceImmunosorbent assayAntibodiesBorrelia burgdorferiFluorescent antibody
2006
ANTIBODIES TO WHOLE-CELL OR RECOMBINANT ANTIGENS OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI, ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM, AND BABESIA MICROTI IN WHITE-FOOTED MICE
Magnarelli LA, Stafford KC, IJdo JW, Fikrig E. ANTIBODIES TO WHOLE-CELL OR RECOMBINANT ANTIGENS OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI, ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM, AND BABESIA MICROTI IN WHITE-FOOTED MICE. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 2006, 42: 732-738. PMID: 17255439, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.4.732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnaplasma phagocytophilumAnimalsAnimals, WildAntibodies, BacterialAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, BacterialAntigens, ProtozoanBabesia microtiBabesiosisBorrelia burgdorferiConnecticutEhrlichiosisEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayLyme DiseasePeromyscusRodent DiseasesSeroepidemiologic StudiesTick-Borne DiseasesConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayB. burgdorferiOverall antibody prevalence rateBabesia microtiBorrelia burgdorferiAntibody prevalence ratesAnaplasma phagocytophilumA. phagocytophilumIndirect fluorescent antibodyWhite-footed miceWhole cell antigenTick-infested areasWhole-cell B. burgdorferiCurrent infectionPrevalence ratesMouse serumAntigenImmunosorbent assaySerum samplesRecombinant antigensAntibodiesSerumB. microtiMiceFluorescent antibody
2001
OspA Immunization Decreases Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi Spirochetes from Infected Peromyscus leucopus Mice to Larval Ixodes scapularis Ticks
Tsao J, Barbour A, Luke C, Fikrig E, Fish D. OspA Immunization Decreases Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi Spirochetes from Infected Peromyscus leucopus Mice to Larval Ixodes scapularis Ticks. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2001, 1: 65-74. PMID: 12653137, DOI: 10.1089/153036601750137705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, WildAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceArachnid VectorsBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBorrelia burgdorferiDisease ReservoirsDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFluorescent Antibody Technique, DirectHost-Parasite InteractionsIxodesLarvaLipoproteinsLyme DiseasePeromyscusConceptsControl miceUninfected larval ticksInfection prevalenceLarval Ixodes scapularis ticksB. burgdorferiNumber of spirochetesEnzyme-linked immunosorbentBorrelia burgdorferi spirochetesLevel of immunizationReservoir hostsConcentration of antibodyBorrelia burgdorferi transmissionIxodes scapularis ticksSecond vaccinationImmunized miceInfected miceLarval ticksPrior infectionVaccination programSubsequent riskDecrease transmissionOspA vaccinationDirect immunofluorescenceImmune responseXenodiagnostic ticks
1999
ANTIBODIES TO GRANULOCYTIC EHRLICHIAE IN WHITE-FOOTED AND COTTON MICE IN EASTERN UNITED STATES
Magnarelli L, Stafford K, IJdo J, Fikrig E, Oliver J, Hutcheson H, Boone J. ANTIBODIES TO GRANULOCYTIC EHRLICHIAE IN WHITE-FOOTED AND COTTON MICE IN EASTERN UNITED STATES. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1999, 35: 259-265. PMID: 10231752, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.2.259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndirect fluorescent antibodyNCH-1 strainHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agentGranulocytic ehrlichiaeWestern blot analysisP. gossypinusSerologic assaysImmune responseWestern blot procedureEtiologic agentMouse serumSurveillance programSerum samplesMiceSerumAntibodiesEndemic sitesFluorescent antibodyBlot analysisWhite-footed miceIFA methodTitersEhrlichiaeP. leucopusAmelia Island
1996
Novel Borrelia burgdorferi isolates from Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes dentatus ticks feeding on humans
Anderson JF, Flavell RA, Magnarelli LA, Barthold SW, Kantor FS, Wallich R, Persing DH, Mathiesen D, Fikrig E. Novel Borrelia burgdorferi isolates from Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes dentatus ticks feeding on humans. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1996, 34: 524-529. PMID: 8904407, PMCID: PMC228839, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.524-529.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate Lyme diseaseBorrelia burgdorferiScapularis ticksPulsed-field gel electrophoresis patternsWhite-footed miceIxodes scapularis ticksB. burgdorferi sensu strictoI. scapularis ticksBurgdorferi sensu strictoLyme diseaseMonoclonal antibodiesGel electrophoresis patternsI. scapularisRestriction fragment length polymorphismFragment length polymorphismMicePrevious isolatesZS7Strain B31
1995
REACTIVITY OF WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE AND RACCOON SERA TO WHOLE CELL AND RECOMBINANT ANTIGENS OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI
Magnarelli L, Anderson J, Flavell R, Fikrig E. REACTIVITY OF WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE AND RACCOON SERA TO WHOLE CELL AND RECOMBINANT ANTIGENS OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1995, 31: 339-344. PMID: 8592354, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-31.3.339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole cell antigenCell antigensRecombinant antigensSpecific recombinant antigensGeometric mean antibody titersMean antibody titersPresence of antibodiesB. burgdorferi infectionEnzyme-linked immunosorbentWhite-footed miceAntibody titersBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoBurgdorferi infectionBurgdorferi sensu stricto