Microorganism | Transmission mode | Proposed amplification host |
---|---|---|
Babesia microti | Horizontal [91] | Rodents [93] |
Borrelia afzelii | Horizontal [62] | Rodents [55] |
Borrelia garinii | Horizontal [62] | Birds [94] |
Borrelia miyamotoi | Horizontal/vertical [74] | Rodents [74] |
Neoehrlichia mikurensis | Horizontal [51] | Rodents [51] |
Rickettsia helvetica | Horizontal/vertical [44] | Birds [36] |
Spiroplasma ixodetis | Vertical/horizontal [92; this study] | Rodents [this study] |