Sexual dimorphism of the Lyme disease bacterium in its tick vector - Abundance of Borrelia burgdorferi is higher in female than male Ixodes scapularis larvae

Author:

Koloski, CW, Adam, H, Siddiqa, A, Bourgeois, B, Chilton, NB, Gulia-Nuss, M, and Voordouw, M

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2025-08

Journal/Series title:

Ticks Tick Borne Dis.

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URL:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X25001037?via%3Dihub

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to determine whether tick sex influences the acquisition and abundance of B. burgdorferi ss in immature I. scapularis ticks.