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Detection of borrelia species in ticks
Type of publication
Straipsnis recenzuojamoje Lietuvos tarptautinės konferencijos medžiagoje / Article in peer-reviewed Lithuanian international conference proceedings (P1e)
Author(s)
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Title
Detection of borrelia species in ticks
Is part of
The vital nature sign: 2nd international young scientist conference, Kaunas, Lithuania, May 21, 2008: proceedings. Kaunas : Vytautas Magnus university, 2008
Date Issued
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2008 |
Publisher
Kaunas : Vytautas Magnus university, 2008
Extent
p. 7-9
Abstract (en)
The pathogens, that causes Lyme disease are bacteria, so called Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., which is transmitted mainly by ticks. In order to identify borrelia species ticks should be collected from different objects (birds, rodents, vegetation...) and all field sample information should be documented. The genetic material of borrelia is DNA because of that it can be relatively easily detected using the PCR method and specific primers. Using genospecies-specific primers based on the plasmid ospA sequence, we are able to differentiate the three Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. genospecies associated with Lyme disease. Information about Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. species might have a significant importance for monitoring of Lyme disease.
Type of document
type::text::journal::journal article::research article
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Coverage Spatial
Lietuva / Lithuania (LT)
ISBN (of the container)
9789955255185
Other Identifier(s)
VDU02-000005169