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Australia: Murdoch University researchers found new bacteria in Australian ticks removed from echidnas
ByCanLyme Team June 16, 2016April 21, 2023
June 15, 2016 MURDOCH University researchers have detected a new species of bacteria in echidna-biting Australian ticks. The recent discovery was published by Dr Charlotte Oskam, from Murdoch University’s Vector and Water-borne Pathogen Research Group (VWBPRG), in the parasitology journalParasites and Vectors. To date, little has been documented about microorganisms harboured within Australian native ticks…
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Updates on Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex with respect to public health
ByCanLyme Team December 3, 2012April 21, 2023
Summary Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) complex is a diverse group of worldwide distributed bacteria that includes 18 named spirochete species and a still not named group proposed as genomospecies 2 (Postic et al., 2007). Descriptions of new species and variants continue to be recognized, so the current number of described species is probably not…
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Australia: Murdoch University researchers found new bacteria in Australian ticks removed from echidnas