Researchers at the University of Helsinki have discovered a novel mechanism by which Borrelia bacteria distributed by ticks avoid the human immune defence system. A study conducted at the University ...

Borrelia burgdorferi is a member of the spirochete phylum of bacteria, which represents an ancient evolutionary branch only distantly related to gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. It is ...

There’s a new Borrelia bacterium on the block, joining its cousin in causing Lyme disease. B. mayonii has recently been identified as a new cause of Lyme in the Midwest. So far, the new species has ...

Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the northeastern US, with many ticks carrying more than one pathogen. So reports a ...

Ticks are the wiliest of blood feeders. With a single bite, they inject a potent payload of saliva filled with enzymes that prevent your body from feeling pain. These tactics allow the tick to feed ...

Borrelia can also survive without iron, making it an ideal pathogen. (The growth of many pathogens is limited by their ability to acquire iron.) Iron is a component of many enzymes, but Borrelia uses ...

Now that spring seems to be arriving (more slowly in some places than in others) in the Northern Hemisphere, more people are venturing out into nature. But when we wander around in wooded areas or ...

Researchers at the University of Bradford have taken part in analysis which has found how ancient DNA for a type of bacteria which causes a fever has evolved over thousands of years. Borrelia ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria that can cause Lyme disease. This one, named Borrelia mayonii, is closely related to the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria already known to cause Lyme ...