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Molecular detection of relapsing fever Borrelia puertoricensis in migratory Mexican free-tailed bats

  • Daniel J. Becker
  • , Kristin E. Dyer
  • , Beckett L. Olbrys
  • , Mackenzie G. Hightower
  • , Meagan Allira
  • , Bret Demory
  • , Lauren R. Lock
  • , Kiersten N. Taylor
  • , Nakib N. Bhata
  • , Selena M. Hernandez
  • , Paul A. Lawson
  • , Noha H. Youssef
  • , Samuel L. Miller
  • , Mostafa S. Elshahed
  • , Taylor B. Verrett
  • , Kerry L. Clark
  • Univ. of Oklahoma
  • University of North Florida
  • Oklahoma State University

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalmSphere
Volume11
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 30 2026

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology

Keywords

  • Tadarida brasiliensis
  • borreliae
  • migration
  • tick-borne disease
  • zoonosis
  • Humans
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
  • Relapsing Fever/veterinary
  • Phylogeny
  • Chiroptera/microbiology
  • Oklahoma/epidemiology
  • Animals
  • Animal Migration
  • Mexico
  • Borrelia/genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial/genetics

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