Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato in Père David Deer and Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks

Abstract

By sequence analysis of 16S rRNA, flaB, p66, and glpQ, we identified Borrelia miyamotoi in 1 of 4 Père David deer (n = 43) seropositive for Borrelia spp. and 1.2% (3/244) of Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks from Dafeng Elk National Natural Reserve, China. Future studies should assess Borrelia pathogenesis in deer.

Keywords

• Borrelia miyamotoi
• Père David's deer
• Haemaphysalis longicornis
• Lyme disease
• bacteria
• China