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Appl Environ Microbiol. 2005 May;71(5):2616-25
Molecular Identification and Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu
Lato in Lizards in the Southeastern United States.
Clark K, Hendricks A, Burge D.
Department of Public Health, University of North Florida, 4567 St.
Johns Bluff Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224. kclark@unf.edu.
Lyme borreliosis (LB) group spirochetes, collectively known as
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, are distributed worldwide. Wild
rodents are acknowledged as the most important reservoir hosts.
Ixodes scapularis is the primary vector of B. burgdorferi sensu lato
in the eastern United States, and in the southeastern United States,
the larvae and nymphs mostly parasitize certain species of lizards.
The primary aim of the present study was to determine whether wild
lizards in the southeastern United States are naturally infected with
Lyme borreliae. Blood samples obtained from lizards in Florida and
South Carolina were tested for the presence of LB spirochetes
primarily by using B. burgdorferi sensu lato-specific PCR assays that
amplify portions of the flagellin (flaB), outer surface protein A
(ospA), and 66-kDa protein (p66) genes.
Attempts to isolate
spirochetes from a small number of PCR-positive lizards failed.
However, PCR amplification and sequence analysis of partial flaB,
ospA, and p66 gene fragments confirmed numerous strains of B.
burgdorferi sensu lato, including Borrelia andersonii, Borrelia
bissettii, and B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, in blood from lizards
from both states. B. burgdorferi sensu lato DNA was identified in 86
of 160 (54%) lizards representing nine species and six genera.
The
high infection prevalence and broad distribution of infection among
different lizard species at different sites and at different times of
the year suggest that LB spirochetes are established in lizards in
the southeastern United States.
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