Search for blood or water is influenced by Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes ricinus

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Lise Gern¹  Coralie Herrmann¹ 

[1] Institute of Biology, Eco-Epidemiology Laboratory, University of Neuchâtel, Emile-Argand 11, Neuchâtel, 2000, Switzerland

关键词: Borrelia burgdorferi;    Blood meal;    Water balance;    Vector manipulation;    Phenotypic traits modification;    Ixodes ticks;   

Others  :  1148050
DOI  :  10.1186/s13071-014-0526-2

 received in 2014-07-02, accepted in 2014-11-05,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

An increasing number of studies suggest that vector-borne parasites are able to alter phenotypic traits in their arthropod vectors so that microorganism transmission is enhanced. This review documents this phenomenon, which occurs between Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, the causative agents of Lyme borreliosis, and their tick vectors belonging to the Ixodes ricinus complex. It also reviews the influence of other tick-borne pathogens on these ticks. Ticks belonging to the Ixodes ricinus complex benefit from Borrelia infection by an increased lifespan (more fat and more resistance to desiccation) and by an increased questing period (less need to move to the litter zone to rehydrate), which enhances tick chances to find a host and to subsequently transmit the pathogens.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Herrmann and Gern; licensee BioMed Central.

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