Salivary gland extract from engorged Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) stimulates in vitro growth of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

0346248 - ÚBO 2011 RIV DE eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Rudolf, Ivo - Šikutová, Silvie - Kopecký, Jan - Hubálek, Zdeněk
Salivary gland extract from engorged Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) stimulates in vitro growth of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.
Journal of Basic Microbiology. Roč. 50, č. 3 (2010), s. 294-298. ISSN 0233-111X. E-ISSN 1521-4028
Grant CEP: GA ČR GA206/03/0726; GA AV ČR IAA600960811
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z60930519; CEZ:AV0Z60220518
Klíčová slova: salivary gland extract * Ixodes ricinus ticks * Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
Kód oboru RIV: EE - Mikrobiologie, virologie
Impakt faktor: 1.395, rok: 2010

In vitro effect of salivary gland extract from fed Ixodes ricinus, the competent vector of Lyme borreliosis in Europe, on the growth of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B. garinii, B. afzelii and B. burgdorferi sensu stricto) was examined in BSK-H medium. Motility rate, concentration of motile spirochaetes and their morphology were estimated at intervals of 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 days using darkfield microscopy. Salivary gland extract derived from I. ricinus stimulated markedly the growth of three genomic species of borreliae. The results confirm a substantial role of salivary glands in the mechanism of pathogen transmission to vertebrate host.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0187318