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Kinetics of tick infection by the relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia hermsii acquired through artificial membrane feeding chambers

The relapsing fever agent Borrelia hermsii is transmitted by the tick Ornithodoros hermsi. To study the B. hermsii-tick interactions required for pathogen acquisition and transmission we developed an artificial membrane feeding system for O. hermsi nymphs and adults that results in a high percentage...

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Autores principales: Stewart, Philip E., Raffel, Sandra J., Gherardini, Frank C., Bloom, Marshall E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9356064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35931720
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17500-9

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