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Novel Borrelia species detected in echidna ticks, Bothriocroton concolor, in Australia

BACKGROUND: To date, little has been documented about microorganisms harboured within Australian native ticks or their pathogenic potential. Recently, a Borrelia sp. related to the Relapsing Fever (RF) group was identified in a single tick removed from a wild echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). The pr...

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Autores principales: Loh, Siew-May, Gofton, Alexander W., Lo, Nathan, Gillett, Amber, Ryan, Una M., Irwin, Peter J., Oskam, Charlotte L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4908759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27301754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1627-x