2017
Closely-related Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto) strains exhibit similar fitness in single infections and asymmetric competition in multiple infections
Rynkiewicz EC, Brown J, Tufts DM, Huang CI, Kampen H, Bent SJ, Fish D, Diuk-Wasser MA. Closely-related Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto) strains exhibit similar fitness in single infections and asymmetric competition in multiple infections. Parasites & Vectors 2017, 10: 64. PMID: 28166814, PMCID: PMC5292797, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1964-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymmetric competitive interactionsPatterns of coexistenceBiotic contextCommon disease vectorPathogen communitiesVector-borne pathogensBorrelia burgdorferiLong-term persistencePathogen speciesAsymmetric competitionPathogen dynamicsInfection phenotypesSimilar fitnessTransmission phenotypeDisease vectorsTemperate regionsCompetitive interactionsTransmission advantagePathogen strainsPathogen persistenceBlack-legged tickCompetitive strainsPeromyscus leucopusWhite-footed miceHost
1988
Serologic analyses of Peromyscus leucopus, a rodent reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, in northeastern United States
Magnarelli L, Anderson J, Hyland K, Fish D, Mcaninch J. Serologic analyses of Peromyscus leucopus, a rodent reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, in northeastern United States. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1988, 26: 1138-1141. PMID: 3384925, PMCID: PMC266549, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.26.6.1138-1141.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayLyme diseaseBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiIndirect fluorescent antibody testIndirect fluorescent antibody methodFluorescent antibody testSpirochete infectionSerologic analysisSerum specimensFluorescent antibody methodImmunosorbent assayDiseaseRodent reservoirsCausative agentAntibodiesBurgdorferiMicePeromyscus leucopusControl programsElevated amountsThreefold differenceInfectionPrevalence