2004
Interaction and Transmission of Two Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Strains in a Tick-Rodent Maintenance System
Derdáková M, Dudiòák V, Brei B, Brownstein J, Schwartz I, Fish D. Interaction and Transmission of Two Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Strains in a Tick-Rodent Maintenance System. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2004, 70: 6783-6788. PMID: 15528545, PMCID: PMC525125, DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.11.6783-6788.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferi sensu strictoBurgdorferi sensu strictoXenodiagnostic ticksBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoUninfected larval ticksGroups of miceWhite-footed miceTransmission cycleControl miceInfected micePrimary infectionExperimental miceI. scapularis ticksLeucopus miceDouble infectionMiceLyme disease agentInfectionScapularis ticksMajor genotypesWeekly intervalsTransmission dynamicsExperimental groupSame strainLarval ticks
2001
Interference Between the Agents of Lyme Disease and Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in a Natural Reservoir Host
Levin M, Fish D. Interference Between the Agents of Lyme Disease and Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in a Natural Reservoir Host. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2001, 1: 139-148. PMID: 12653144, DOI: 10.1089/153036601316977741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisE. phagocytophilaB. burgdorferiGranulocytic ehrlichiosisLyme diseaseB. burgdorferi challengeGroups of miceB. burgdorferi-infected miceBurgdorferi-infected miceXenodiagnostic larvaeI. scapularis larvaeUninfected miceNatural reservoir hostsControl miceInfectious challengePrimary infectionXenodiagnostic ticksControl groupMiceInfectionMixed infectionsI. scapularis nymphsBurgdorferiWeekly intervalsSecond agent