Figure 1From: Anaplasmataceae and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in the sand lizard Lacerta agilis and co-infection of these bacteria in hosted Ixodes ricinus ticksCorrelation between total number of ticks and the ticks PCR positive for B. burgdorferi s.l.. Positive correlation between the number of the ticks feeding on a lizard and the number of the ticks PCR positive for B. burgdorferi s.l. (r = 0.57, n = 171, p < 0.0001).Back to article page