The genus Borrelia comprises vector-borne bacterial pathogens that can severely affect
human and animal health. Members of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species complex …

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a multisystemic disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
(sl) complex transmitted to humans by Ixodes ticks. B. burgdorferi sl complex, currently …

Bacterial species identification is required in different disciplines and—depending on the
purpose—levels of specificity or resolution of typing may vary. Nowadays, molecular …

Several molecular methods have been employed for Borrelia species identification. Newly
developed technology, real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), combines …

Bacteria of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex are the causative agents of Lyme
borreliosis (LB). Even if the conventional diagnosis of LB does not rely on the species itself …

Purpose For simultaneous detection of Borrelia miyamotoi (relapsing fever spirochete) and
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, we have developed a duplex real-time PCR targeting the …

Background In Africa, relapsing fever borreliae are neglected vector-borne pathogens that
cause mild to deadly septicemia and miscarriage. Screening vectors for the presence of …

At least three Borrelia species (Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia garinii and Borrelia burgdorferi
sensu stricto) cause disease in humans, but Borrelia spielmanii, Borrelia valaisiana, Borrelia …

Nowadays, at least four clinically important B. burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) genospecies (B.
afzelii, B. garinii, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto (ss) and B. lusitaniae) circulate in Portugal …

To evaluate multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) for taxonomic purposes in the delineation
of species within Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, seven relevant loci of various strains for …