Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack cellular processes in ticks to ensure their survival and spread to new ...

Ideally, if a Borrelia burgdorferi -carrying tick latches on to the skin, the vaccinated immune system will recognize the bacteria and attack and clear it, preventing Lyme disease, Langley said.

The unusual molecular makeup of Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, may hold clues for understanding and treating the tick-borne disease.

But that might change. Researchers at Northwestern University were looking for a better way to target the bacteria that cause Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi.

Langzeitfolgen durch langlebige Bakterienreste Manche Menschen entwickeln nach einer Lyme-Borreliose Spätfolgen wie Lyme-Arthritis. Forschende aus den USA haben nun persistierende, ...

B. burgdorferi peptidoglycan was shown to persist after a cleared infection in a separate report, suggesting a mechanism for lingering Lyme disease symptoms in humans.

A new study on Lyme disease sheds light on the persistence of symptoms; another new study points to an antibiotic that may be more effective.

Ticks that spread the Lyme-causing bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi are most active when temperatures exceed 45 F, and they like a minimum of 85% humidity. Some places in the world where ticks have ...

"There's absolutely no grounds whatsoever to say that Borrelia burgdorferi, the organism that causes Lyme disease, came out of Plum Island," said Jorge Benach, the retired chair of Stony Brook ...

The bacteria from Borrelia burgdorferi s. l. group, which cause Lyme disease in humans, are found in an increasing proportion of ticks in Estonia. The likelihood of contracting Lyme disease ...

Researchers have discovered that an enzyme can serve as an ideal target for developing new therapeutics against Lyme disease, and most likely other tick-borne diseases as well.