Why are there several species of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato detected in dogs and humans

摘要: Abstract Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is a group of spirochete bacteria species some which cause borreliosis in humans and dogs. Humans dogs are susceptible to illness from many the same tick-borne pathogens, including B. s.l. ( Bb sl). Little known about pathogenic role sl canines. The molecular methods detect amplify DNA borreliae allow differentiating or strains have not been used canine diagnostics yet. Until now, it has believed that European dogs, like humans, at least three occur but most frequently described symptoms may be associated with infection caused by stricto species. A dog as well human host for sl, because borreliacidal ability serum evident only certain genospecies sl. Therefore both harbor more than case wild animal create older phylogenetic species–host systems these animals act even non-competent reservoir host. Apart harbors other agents dual triple infections occur.