| coexistence dna of borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and babesia microti in ixodes ricinus ticks from north-western poland. | the tick ixodes ricinus may carry microorganisms which cause serious human and animal diseases, i.a., the lyme disease (borreliosis), caused by the spirochaete borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and babesiosis, induced by the protozoan babesia microti. both microbe species may co-occur in the same and other species of the genus tick and produce a mixed infection in humans and animals. the major objective of the study was to identify dna of b. burgdorferi and b. microti in the i. ricinus ticks colle ... | 2002 | 12088393 |