Eventually, doctors discovered the culprit: Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria behind Lyme disease, had invaded her brain. Antibiotics restored her health, but the journey underscored a critical ...

RMS refers to the protective mechanism of the Borrelia bacteria, which plays a decisive role in the defense against foreign genetic material (DNA) and can be described as a primitive immune system ...

If left untreated, prolonged and more severe symptoms may develop. Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi. Some but not all, white-footed mice, chipmunks, birds ...

such as bacteria, which can influence tick physiology, immunity, and the transmission dynamics of pathogens like Rickettsia and Borrelia species. Geographical differences in the tick microbiome ...

In the Fall of 2007, our research group began one of the largest tick counting and Borrelia testing surveys in the North East (testing over 50 sites in Fairfield County). The uniqueness of this survey ...

Box 1. Nomenclature of Borrelia burgdorferisensu lato genospecies. Box 2. Operational definition of chronic Lyme disease published by the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society.

Conclusions Our study using multiple detection methods confirms that MD is a true somatic illness associated with Borrelia spirochetes that cause Lyme disease. Further studies are needed to ...