Monitoring prevalence patogenu Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (bbsl) a Leptospira interrogans s.l. na různých lokalitách se zaměřením na volně žijící hlodavce a jejich roztoče (Poodří, Moravský kras)

• Title in English: Monitoring the prevalence of the pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) and Leptospira interrogans sl at different locations, with a focus on wild rodents and their mite (Poodří, Moravský kras)
• Authors: ŽÁKOVSKÁ Alena; JANEČEK Jan; CVRČEK Adam; KUČEROVÁ Hana Lya; URBÁNEK Filip; ŠVEJDOVÁ Barbora; NÁDENÍČKOVÁ Natálie; ZÁVALA Jan; TREML František
• Year of publication: 2015
• Type: Popularization text
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Description: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is a general term for a group of 18 bacterial of genus Borrelia genomospecies, where some of the species are agents of Lyme disease, respectively B. afzelii, B.garinii and B. burgdorferi sensu stricto. As a reservoir for bacteria act small mammals and birds, especially rodents are very important. In this study, we focus on possible occur of Bbsl in rodents, parasitic mites on them, watch also capture L. interrogans sensu lato.