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The importance of lizards and small mammals as reservoirs for Borrelia lusitaniae in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorNorte, Ana Cláudia
dc.contributor.authorAlves da Silva, António
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Joana
dc.contributor.authorPascoal da Silva, Luís
dc.contributor.authorNúncio, Maria Sofia
dc.contributor.authorEscudero, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorAnda, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Jaime A.
dc.contributor.authorLopes de Carvalho, Isabel
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-18T16:04:27Z
dc.date.available2018-04-01T00:30:09Z
dc.date.issued2015-04
dc.description.abstractBorrelia lusitaniae is a pathogen frequent in the Mediterranean area. Apart from lizards, evidence for birds and small mammals as competent reservoirs for this genospecies has been occasional. We collected questing ticks, skin biopsies and Ixodes sp. ticks feeding on lizards, birds and small mammals in a B. burgdorferi s.l. (sensu lato) enzootic area to assess their importance in the maintenance of B. lusitaniae. Borrelia lusitaniae was the most prevalent genospecies in questing ticks and was commonly found in larvae feeding on Psammodromus algirus. One biopsy infected with B. lusitaniae was collected from the tail of one Podarcis hispanica, which suggests systemic infection. Ixodes ricinus larvae feeding on Apodemus sylvaticus were infected with B. lusitaniae but with a lower prevalence. Our results reinforce the importance of lizards as reservoirs for B. lusitaniae, suggesting that P. algirus, in particular, acts as main reservoir for B. lusitaniae in Portugal.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was financially supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (SFRH/BPD/62898/2009) and INSA/DDI project. We state that we have no conflict of interest to declare.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationEnviron Microbiol Rep. 2015 Apr;7(2):188-93. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12218. Epub 2015 Jan 23pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1758-2229.12218pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1758-2229
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3416
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSociety for Applied Microbiology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1758-2229.12218/epdfpt_PT
dc.subjectInfecções Sistémicas e Zoonosespt_PT
dc.subjectLizardspt_PT
dc.subjectSmall Mammalspt_PT
dc.subjectReservoirspt_PT
dc.subjectBorrelia lusitaniaept_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleThe importance of lizards and small mammals as reservoirs for Borrelia lusitaniae in Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage193pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage188pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEnvironmental Microbiology Reportspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume7(2)pt_PT
rcaap.rightsembargoedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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