Table 2.
Transmission of B. mayonii by single infected nymphal I. scapularis ticks originating from Connecticut and Minnesota to naïve outbred white mice
| Mouse | Tick geographic origin |
No. infected nymphs fed upon the mouse (total no. nymphs fed upon the mouse) |
Culture of ear biopsy (taken 4 wk after the nymphal feed) to detect live spirochetesa |
Serological reactivity to B. mayonii (8–10 wk after the nymphal feed)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2064b | Connecticut | 1 (10) | − | − |
| 2066b | Connecticut | 1 (7) | − | − |
| 2071b | Connecticut | 1 (11) | + | Not tested |
| 2072b | Connecticut | 1 (8) | + | Not tested |
| 2075b | Connecticut | 1 (10) | − | − |
| B19 | Connecticut | 1 (2) | − | − |
| B21 | Connecticut | 1 (2) | + | + |
| B22 | Connecticut | 1 (2) | − | − |
| B27 | Connecticut | 1 (2) | + | + |
| B09 | Minnesota | 1 (1) | − | − |
| B12 | Minnesota | 1 (1) | − | − |
| B13 | Minnesota | 1 (2) | − | − |
| B14 | Minnesota | 1 (2) | + | + |
| B15 | Minnesota | 1 (2) | − | − |
| B16 | Minnesota | 1 (2) | + | + |
a
+indicates infection in culture or reactive serology.
b
From Dolan et al. (2016).