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Diversity within Borrielia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies in Switzerland by recA gene sequence
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Date de parution
2004
In
Fems Microbiology Letters
Vol.
1
No
238
De la page
115
A la page
123
Résumé
A total of 874 Ixodes ricinus ticks were collected in Switzerland to investigate the genetic diversity of the Borrelia population. We integrated to the RT-PCR method the DNA sequence analysis of a 162-bp fragment of the recA gene. Five genospecies were detected: Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia burgdorferi s.s., Borrelia garinii, Borrelia valaisiana, and Borrelia lusitaniae. A heterogeneous distribution was observed within the B. burgdorferi s.l. genospecies. The most prevalent and diverse genospecies found in Switzerland was Borrelia afzelii, which might suggest a rapid evolution of this genospecies. (C) 2004 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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