Author/Editor		Ružić-Sabljić, Eva
Title		Osobitosti uzročnika Lyme borelioze
Translated title		Characterisation of Lyme borreliosis etiologic agent
Type		članek
Source		Infektol Glas
Vol. and No.		Letnik 22, št. 2
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 41-3
Language		cro
Abstract		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.
Descriptors		LYME DISEASE BORRELIA DISEASE RESERVOIRS BACTERIAL PROTEINS ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL GENOME, BACTERIAL FLAGELLIN