Molecular characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains isolated in the area of Belgrade, Serbia

• Published in: Brazilian journal of microbiology Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 14 - 16
• Main Authors: Ristanovic, Elizabeta S.(Military Medical Academy), Kitamura, Kayoko(University of Shizuoka School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Microbiology Program in the 21st Century), Masuzawa, Toshiyuki(Chiba Institute of Science Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences), Milutinovic, Marija J.(Institute for Medical Research), Cekanac, Radovan M.(Military Medical Academy), Stajkovic, Novica T.(Military Medical Academy), Zivanovic, Danijela M.(Military Medical Academy)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: São Paulo Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 01-01-2007; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Apodemus flavicollis; Borrelia afzelii; Borrelia burgdorferi; Borrelia burgdorferi s.l; Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato; Ixodes ricinus; Lyme borreliosis; MICROBIOLOGY; Serbia; Sérvia; Serbia; Lyme borreliosis; Sérvia; Ixodes ricinus; Serbia; Borrelia burgdorferi s.l
• ISSN: 1517-8382; 1678-4405; 1678-4405
• DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822007000100004

This is the first report of the molecular characterization and identification of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains isolated in Serbia. Isolates A1, A2 and M1, from Ixodes ricinus, belong to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, while isolate K1 from Apodemus flavicollis is a mixture of Borrelia afzelii and B. burgdorferi s.s.
Trata-se do primeiro relato de identificação e caracterização molecular de cepas de Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isoladas na região de Belgrado, Sérvia. As cepas A1, A2 e M1, isoladas de Ixodes ricinus, pertencem à Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, enquanto a cepa K1, isolada de Apodemus flavocollis é uma mistura de Borrelia afzelii e B. burgdorferi s.s.