About 500 fleas were first feed with blood containing 500 µl bacteria (2×108/ml) for 2 days and then fed uninfected blood for 8 days. Flea feces were collected every day. DNA was extracted from flea f
Lyme disease is a multi-organ spirochete infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. The black legged tick, Ixodes scapularis is the vector of this disease. We took a molecular approach for identificati
