Reptile-associated Borrelia species in the goanna tick (Bothriocroton undatum) from Sydney, Australia

Reptile-associated Borrelia species in the goanna tick (Bothriocroton undatum) from Sydney, Australia

Abstract Background Knowledge on the capacity of Australian ticks to carry Borrelia species is currently limited or missing. To evaluate the potential of ticks to carry bacterial pathogens and their DNA, it is imperative to have a robust workflow that maximises recovery of bacterial DNA within ticks...

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Main Authors: Jessica L. Panetta, Radek Šíma, Nichola E. D. Calvani, Ondřej Hajdušek, Shona Chandra, Jessica Panuccio, Jan Šlapeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Bothriocroton undatum
Borrelia
Goanna tick
DNA extraction
MiSeq
Illumina
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2579-5

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