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Borrelia sp. phylogenetically different from Lyme disease- and relapsing fever-related Borrelia spp. in Amblyomma varanense from Python reticulatus

Overview of attention for article published in Parasites & Vectors, June 2016
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Title
Borrelia sp. phylogenetically different from Lyme disease- and relapsing fever-related Borrelia spp. in Amblyomma varanense from Python reticulatus
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Parasites & Vectors, June 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13071-016-1629-8
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Wachareeporn Trinachartvanit, Supanee Hirunkanokpun, Ronnayuth Sudsangiem, Wanwisa Lijuan, Duangjai Boonkusol, Visut Baimai, Arunee Ahantarig

Abstract

Species of the genus Borrelia are causative agents of Lyme disease and relapsing fever. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the northern hemisphere. However, in some parts of the world Lyme borreliosis and relapsing fever may be caused by novel Borrelia genotypes. Herein, we report the presence of a Borrelia sp. in an Amblyomma varanense collected from Python reticulatus. Ticks were collected from snakes, identified to species level and examined by PCR for the presence of Borrelia spp. flaB and 16S rRNA genes. Phylogenetic trees were constructed using the neighbour-joining method. Three A. varanense ticks collected from P. reticulatus were positive for a unique Borrelia sp., which was phylogenetically divergent from both Lyme disease- and relapsing fever-associated Borrelia spp. The results of this study suggest for the first time that there is a Borrelia sp. in A. varanense tick in the snake P. reticulatus that might be novel.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 6 20%
Professor 4 13%
Student > Bachelor 3 10%
Researcher 3 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 10%
Other 4 13%
Unknown 7 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 20%
Philosophy 3 10%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 3 10%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 10%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 10%
Other 4 13%
Unknown 8 27%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 December 2021.
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