@article{fdi:010042622,
  title = {{P}revalence and diversity of {L}yme borreliosis bacteria in marine birds},
  author = {{D}uneau, {D}avid and {B}oulinier, {T}. and {G}omez {D}iaz, {E}. and {P}etersen, {A}. and {T}veraa, {T}orkild and {B}arrett, {R}. {T}. and {M}c{C}oy, {K}aren},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} potential role of seabirds in spreading {L}yme disease ({LB}) spirochetes over large spatial scales was suggested more than 10 years ago when {B}orrelia garinii was observed in marine birds of both hemispheres. {S}ince then, there have been few studies examining the diversity of {B}orrelia spp. circulating in seabirds, or the potential interaction between terrestrial and marine disease cycles. {T}o explore these aspects, we tested 402 {I}xodes uriae ticks collected from five colonial seabird species by amplification of the fla{B} gene. {B}oth the average prevalence (26.0% +/- 3.9) and diversity of {LB} spirochetes was high. {P}hylogenetic analyses grouped marine isolates in two main clades: one associated with {B}. garinii and another with {B}. lusitaniae, a genospecies typically associated with lizards. {O}ne sequence also clustered most closely with {B}. burgdorferi! sensu stricto. {P}revalence in ticks varied both among seabird species within colonies and among colonies. {H}owever, there was no clear association between different {B}orrelia isolates and a given seabird host species. {O}ur findings indicate that {LB} spirochetes circulating in the marine system are more diverse than previously described and support the hypothesis that seabirds may be an important component in the global epidemiology and evolution of {L}yme disease. {F}uture work should help determine the extent to which isolates are shared between marine and terrestrial systems.},
  keywords = {biodiversity ; {B}orrelia garinii ; {B}orrelia lusitaniae ; {B}orrelia burgdorferi s.s. ; colonial seabirds ; epidemiology ; fla{B} gene ; {I}xodes uriae},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {352--359},
  ISSN = {1567-1348},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2008.02.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042622},
}