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Table 2 PCR reactivity profiles for Borrelia species detected in I. scapularis ticks in Canada

From: The prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection, and co-infections with other Borrelia spp. in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Canada

 

Borrelia species

PCR reaction

B. burgdorferi

B. miyamotoi

B. bissettii

Real-time PCR

   

23S rRNA

+

+

+

ospA

+

-

-

B.burgdorferi IGS

+

-

-

B. miyamotoi IGS

-

+

-

B. miyamotoi glpQ

-

+

-

Conventional nested PCR

   

Flagellin

+

-

+/−

ospA

+

-

+/−

16S-23S IGS

+

+

+

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Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

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