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Divergence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato spirochetes could be driven by the host: diversity of Borrelia strains isolated from ticks feeding on a single bird

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    SYSNO ASEP0432816
    Druh ASEPJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Zařazení RIVJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Poddruh JČlánek ve WOS
    NázevDivergence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato spirochetes could be driven by the host: diversity of Borrelia strains isolated from ticks feeding on a single bird
    Tvůrce(i) Rudenko, Natalia (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Golovchenko, Maryna (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Belfiore, N. M. (US)
    Grubhoffer, Libor (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Oliver, J. H., Jr. (US)
    Zdroj.dok.Parasites & Vectors. - : BioMed Central - ISSN 1756-3305
    Roč. 7, JAN 2014 (2014), s. 4
    Poč.str.11 s.
    Forma vydáníOnline - E
    Jazyk dok.eng - angličtina
    Země vyd.GB - Velká Británie
    Klíč. slovaBorrelia burgdorferi sensu lato ; Ixodes minor ; bird migration ; bird reservoir host ; multilocus sequence analysis ; multilocus sequence typing ; recombinant genotypes ; Southeastern United States
    Vědní obor RIVEB - Genetika a molekulární biologie
    Institucionální podporaBC-A - RVO:60077344
    UT WOS000334628600002
    DOI10.1186/1756-3305-7-4
    AnotaceBackground: The controversy surrounding the potential impact of birds in spirochete transmission dynamics and their capacity to serve as a reservoir has existed for a long time. The majority of analyzed bird species are able to infect larval ticks with Borrelia. Dispersal of infected ticks due to bird migration is a key to the establishment of new foci of Lyme borreliosis. The dynamics of infection in birds supports the mixing of different species, the horizontal exchange of genetic information, and appearance of recombinant genotypes. Methods: Four Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains were cultured from Ixodes minor larvae and four strains were isolated from Ixodes minor nymphs collected from a single Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus). A multilocus sequence analysis that included 16S rRNA, a 5S-23S intergenic spacer region, a 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer, flagellin, p66, and ospC separated 8 strains into 3 distinct groups. Additional multilocus sequence typing of 8 housekeeping genes, clpA, clpX, nifS, pepX, pyrG, recG, rplB, and uvrA was used to resolve the taxonomic status of bird-associated strains. Results: Results of analysis of 14 genes confirmed that the level of divergence among strains is significantly higher than what would be expected for strains within a single species. The presence of cross-species recombination was revealed: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto housekeeping gene nifS was incorporated into homologous locus of strain, previously assigned to B. americana. Conclusions: Genetically diverse Borrelia strains are often found within the same tick or same vertebrate host, presenting a wide opportunity for genetic exchange. We report the cross-species recombination that led to incorporation of a housekeeping gene from the B. burgdorferi sensu stricto strain into a homologous locus of another bird-associated strain.
    PracovištěBiologické centrum (od r. 2006)
    KontaktDana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214
    Rok sběru2015
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