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| ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' is a species of [[Borrelia species - Overview|''Borrelia'' bacteria]]. ''Borrelia'' species are longer, wider, helical [[Spirochaetes species - Overview|spirochaetes]]. | | ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' is a species of [[Borrelia species - Overview|''Borrelia'' bacteria]]. ''Borrelia'' species are longer, wider, helical [[Spirochaetes species - Overview|spirochaetes]]. |
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− | The ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' sensu lato complex is the cause of '''[[Lyme disease]]'''. | + | The ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' sensu lato complex is the cause of '''[[Lyme disease]]'''. In the USA it is the ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' sensu stricto that is the most common cause of canine Lyme disease. |
− | *''Borrelia burgdorferi'' sensu stricto, the most common cause of canine Lyme disease in the USA.
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| The bacteria are reported to infect humans, dogs, horses, cattle, sheep. | | The bacteria are reported to infect humans, dogs, horses, cattle, sheep. |
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| Ticks are the vector for [[Lyme disease]], in particular, ''[[Ixodes spp.]]''. | | Ticks are the vector for [[Lyme disease]], in particular, ''[[Ixodes spp.]]''. |
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| + | ==Literature Search== |
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| + | Use these links to find recent scientific publications via CAB Abstracts (log in required unless accessing from a subscribing organisation). |
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| + | [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Borrelia+burgdorferi%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&publishedstart=2000&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all&x=46&y=10 @@Borrelia burgdorferi'' publications since 2000] |
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| [[Category:To_Do_-_AimeeHicks]] | | [[Category:To_Do_-_AimeeHicks]] |