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Spirochetal microorganisms were isolated from femaleIxodes ricinus in Slovakia. Morphological, immunochemical and molecular biological analysis showed that the microorganism shared several common antigens withBorrelia species while other genetic traits were distinct and not related toBorrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Lyme disease patient’s serum contained antibodies reacting with antigens of this microorganism. On the one hand the cross-reacting antigens represent a risk of false positive results in laboratory diagnostics, while on the other hand they have a certain potential for vaccine development against Lyme disease.
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Schwarzová, K., Čižnár, I. Spirochetal non-borrelia microorganism isolated fromIxodes ricinus . Folia Microbiol 41, 175–180 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02814695
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