A new spirochete has been identified in mosquitoes by Czech researchers. As reported in the May-June issue of Microbiological Research, "This study highlights certain phenotypic differences between strain BR91 and the Lyme disease spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi, and supports the hypothesis that strain BR91 represents a unique taxonomical entity in a system of spirochaetal species."
GALDA note: It is important to remember, it's unproven and unclear whether mosquitoes may transmit these spirochetes. Mosquitoes don't share the same life cycle and feeding patterns as ticks, so further research is needed.
GALDA note: It is important to remember, it's unproven and unclear whether mosquitoes may transmit these spirochetes. Mosquitoes don't share the same life cycle and feeding patterns as ticks, so further research is needed.
