{"response":{"status":"ok","message_type":"publication"},"id":4912,"citation":"Schwan et al., 2009, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases","doi":"10.1089/vbz.2008.0177","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/publications/4912.json","link_ext":"https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2008.0177","title":"Characterization of a Novel Relapsing Fever Spirochete in the Midgut, Coxal Fluid, and Salivary Glands of the Bat Tick\n                    \u003ci\u003eCarios kelleyi\u003c/i\u003e","journal":"Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases","journal_loc":"9 (6)","journal_date":"2009-12-01","pub_type":"journal-article","abstract":"\u003cjats:p\u003e\n                    Bat ticks,\n                    \u003cjats:italic toggle=\"yes\"\u003eCarios kelleyi\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    , from Iowa were examined for the presence of relapsing fever group borreliae. A novel spirochete was characterized by DNA sequence analysis of polymerase chain reaction amplicons for the\n                    \u003cjats:italic toggle=\"yes\"\u003e16S rRNA\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    ,\n                    \u003cjats:italic toggle=\"yes\"\u003eflaB\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    , and\n                    \u003cjats:italic toggle=\"yes\"\u003eglpQ\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    genes in either triturated tick pools or single ticks. All loci and the concatenated DNA sequence of 3,289 bases identified the\n                    \u003cjats:italic toggle=\"yes\"\u003eCarios\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    bacterium as a relapsing fever spirochete most closely related to, but distinct from,\n                    \u003cjats:italic toggle=\"yes\"\u003eBorrelia turicatae\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    . Spirochetes reactive with a\n                    \u003cjats:italic toggle=\"yes\"\u003eBorrelia\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    -specific monoclonal antibody were observed microscopically in the coxal fluid and salivary glands from one tick. These data confirm the presence of a novel species of relapsing fever spirochete in bat ticks and the potential for new enzootic foci for endemic relapsing fever that warrants further investigation. The name\n                    \u003cjats:italic toggle=\"yes\"\u003eBorrelia johnsonii\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    is proposed for this novel spirochete in honor of Dr. Russell C. Johnson.\n                  \u003c/jats:p\u003e","long_citation_html":"Schwan et al. (2009). Characterization of a Novel Relapsing Fever Spirochete in the Midgut, Coxal Fluid, and Salivary Glands of the Bat Tick\n                    \u003ci\u003eCarios kelleyi\u003c/i\u003e.\n\u003ci\u003eVector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases\u003c/i\u003e.\n\u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2008.0177\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0177\u003c/a\u003e\n","created_at":"2026-10-22T09:29:00.827Z","updated_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:50.620Z","authors":[{"id":19828,"given":"Tom G.","family":"Schwan","created_at":"2026-10-22T09:29:00.900Z","updated_at":"2026-10-22T09:29:00.900Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/19828.json"},{"id":19829,"given":"Sandra J.","family":"Raffel","created_at":"2026-10-22T09:29:00.911Z","updated_at":"2026-10-22T09:29:00.911Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/19829.json"},{"id":19830,"given":"Merry E.","family":"Schrumpf","created_at":"2026-10-22T09:29:00.986Z","updated_at":"2026-10-22T09:29:00.986Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/19830.json"},{"id":19831,"given":"James S.","family":"Gill","created_at":"2026-10-22T09:29:01.645Z","updated_at":"2026-10-22T09:29:01.645Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/19831.json"},{"id":19832,"given":"Joseph","family":"Piesman","created_at":"2026-10-22T09:29:01.673Z","updated_at":"2026-10-22T09:29:01.673Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/19832.json"}],"names":[{"id":38724,"name":"Borrelia johnsonii","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/names/38724.json","uri":"https://seqco.de/i:38724"}],"subjects":[]}