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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, A.C.
dc.contributor.authorAlves da Silva, A.
dc.contributor.authorAlves, J.
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, L. P.
dc.contributor.authorNúncio, M. S.
dc.contributor.authorEscudero, R.
dc.contributor.authorAnda, P.
dc.contributor.authorRamos, J. A.
dc.contributor.authorLopes de Carvalho, I.
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-19T16:03:44Z
dc.date.available2015-02-19T16:03:44Z
dc.date.issued2014-10-08
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.por
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was financially supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (SFRH/BPD/62898/2009) and INSA/DDI project.por
dc.identifier.citationEnviron Microbiol Rep. 2015 Apr;7(2):188-93. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12218. Epub 2015 Jan 23.por
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1758-2229.12218
dc.identifier.issn1758-2229
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2933
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherWiley /Society for Applied Microbiologypor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1758-2229.12218por
dc.subjectInfecções Sistémicas e Zoonosespor
dc.subjectB. lusitaniaepor
dc.subjectLizardspor
dc.subjectSmall Mammalspor
dc.subjectPortugalpor
dc.titleThe importance of lizards and small mammals as reservoirs for Borrelia lusitaniae in Portugalpor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleEnvironmental Microbiology Reportspor
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rcaap.typearticlepor

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