Fig. 7From: Host associations and genomic diversity of Borrelia hermsii in an endemic focus of tick-borne relapsing fever in western North AmericaSusceptibility of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) to infection with GGIA and GGII Borrelia hermsii by needle inoculation. Single mice inoculated with B. hermsii DAH (GGIA) (red circle) or B. hermsii MTW (GGII) spirochetes (black box). Quantification of the spirochetes is described in the methods. Abbreviation: P.I., post-inoculationBack to article page