Abstract
PCR screening of ticks and tissue samples collected from 151 Teira dugesii lizards seems to indicate a potential role of this lizard species in the maintenance and transmission cycle of some Ixodes ricinus tick-borne agents, such as Rickettsia monacensis, Rickettsia helvetica, and Borrelia lusitaniae, that are circulating on Madeira Island.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / genetics
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification*
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Animals
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Bacteriological Techniques
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Borrelia / genetics
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Borrelia / isolation & purification*
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Disease Reservoirs*
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Ixodes / microbiology*
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Lizards / microbiology*
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Lizards / parasitology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Rickettsia / genetics
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Rickettsia / isolation & purification*
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Tick-Borne Diseases / transmission*