2012
Transovarial transmission of Borrelia spirochetes by Ixodes scapularis: A summary of the literature and recent observations
Rollend L, Fish D, Childs JE. Transovarial transmission of Borrelia spirochetes by Ixodes scapularis: A summary of the literature and recent observations. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2012, 4: 46-51. PMID: 23238242, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Multilocus sequence analysis of Borrelia bissettii strains from North America reveals a new Borrelia species, Borrelia kurtenbachii
Margos G, Hojgaard A, Lane R, Cornet M, Fingerle V, Rudenko N, Ogden N, Aanensen D, Fish D, Piesman J. Multilocus sequence analysis of Borrelia bissettii strains from North America reveals a new Borrelia species, Borrelia kurtenbachii. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2010, 1: 151-158. PMID: 21157575, PMCID: PMC3000690, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilocus sequence analysisSequence analysisGenetic distance analysisNew Borrelia speciesBorrelia speciesDifferent transmission cyclesBorrelia bissettiiB. bissettiiLinear chromosomesPhylogenetic relationshipsEcological differencesConcatenated sequencesPhylogenetic analysisHousekeeping genesVector associationNorth AmericaInternal fragmentDistance analysisBorrelia genospeciesB. carolinensisReservoir hostsTransmission cycleI. spinipalpisIxodes pacificusRelated clusters