Table 1.
PCR detection of Borrelia species in the organs of wild mice†.
| No. of captured mice | Lung | Spleen | Heart | Kidney | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
pyrG N-PCR |
ospA N-PCR |
pyrG N-PCR |
ospA N-PCR |
pyrG N-PCR |
ospA N-PCR |
pyrG N-PCR |
ospA N-PCR |
|
| 10-1 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 10-2 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 10-3 | − | − | − | − | + (B. afzelii) | + (B. afzelii) | − | − |
| 10-4 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 10-5 | − | − | − | − | + (B. afzelii) | + (B. afzelii) | − | |
| 10-6 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 10-7 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 10-8 | − | − | + (B. burgdorferi) | + (B. burgdorferi) | − | − | − | − |
| 10-10 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 10-11 | + (B. afzelii) | + (B. afzelii) | + (B. garinii) | − | + (B. afzelii) | + (B. afzelii) | + (B. afzelii) | − |
| 10-12 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 10-13 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 11-1 | − | − | − | − | + (B. afzelii) | + (B. afzelii) | + (B. afzelii) | + (B. afzelii) |
| 11-2 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 11-3 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 11-4 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| 11-5 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 11-6 | − | − | + (B. afzelii) | − | + (B. afzelii) | + (B. afzelii) | − | |
| 11-7 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 11-8 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| 11-9 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 11-10 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 11-11 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 11-12 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 11-13 | − | − | + (B. afzelii) | − | + (B. afzelii) | − | − | − |
| 11-14 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 11-15 | − | − | − | + (B. afzelii) | + (B. afzelii) | + (B. afzelii) | − | − |
†pyrG, CTP synthase gene; ospA, outer surface protein A gene; N-PCR, nested PCR; −, negative; +, positive.