Posts Tagged ‘science’

The Lyme disease Pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi Infects Murine Bone and Induces Trabecular Bone Loss

Infection and Immunity, 2017. Bone density of the inner bone matrix has been found to be compromised by Borrelia burgdorferi in mice, through the destruction of osteoblasts. Includes charts, images, tables.

http://iai.asm.org/content/early/2016/12/08/IAI.00781-16.full.pdf+html 

Human Pathogens Associated with the Blacklegged Tick Ixodes scapularis: a Systematic Review

Parasites & Vectors, 2016. A review of the literature pointed out studies on 16 distinct tick-borne pathogens, including species of Anaplasma, Babesia, Bartonella, Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, Theileria and Flavivirus. Includes charts, maps, tables.

https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-016-1529-y 

Detection of Lyme Disease and Anaplasmosis Pathogens via PCR in Pennsylvania Deer Ked

Journal of Vector Ecology, 2016. Using a PCR test, biting flies in Pennsylvania are detected having Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma bacteria. Includes table.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvec.12225/epdf 

Comparative Cryo-Electron Tomography of Pathogenic Lyme Disease Spirochetes

Molecular Microbiology, 2009. A new fast-freeze tomography imaging technique uncovers differences between different species of Borrelia and similarities with syphilis bacteria. Includes charts, images, tables.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06613.x/full