Avtor/Urednik		Ružić-Sabljić, Eva
Naslov		Osobitosti uzročnika Lyme borelioze
Prevedeni naslov		Characterisation of Lyme borreliosis etiologic agent
Tip		članek
Vir		Infektol Glas
Vol. in št.		Letnik 22, št. 2
Leto izdaje		2002
Obseg		str. 41-3
Jezik		cro
Abstrakt		Lyme borreliosis is complex multisystem infection caused by at last three human pathogen Borrelia strains: B. afzeii, B. garinii, and B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, named together B. burgdorferi sensu lato. Borreliae are motile spirochetes 5 to 30 micro m long, they have 0.2 to 0.3 micro m in diameter, and 3 to 10 coils. Strains differ regarding to the protein profiles e.g. kind, amount and molecular weight of the expressed proteins, and can be observed as antigen heterogenous bacteria. Borrelial genom consists of linear chromosome and different number of linear and circular plasmids. Great number of wild and domestic animals are considered as borrelial reservoir. Ticks of the Ixodes ricinis complex are the main reservoir of Borrelia species and are important for human pathology.
Deskriptorji		LYME DISEASE BORRELIA DISEASE RESERVOIRS BACTERIAL PROTEINS ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL GENOME, BACTERIAL FLAGELLIN