Land use intensity has an impact on Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato prevalence and genodiversity in ticks from Central Germany
Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. genotypes with zoonotic potential show variable host adaptation, which seems to promote high intraspecific pathogen diversity. The results of our study support the dilution hypothesis as they show that conserving native forests and species diversity may support the biodiversity of Borrelia spp. while reducing their overall prevalence.
Authors
- Suscha Nicolina Lassen
- Nina Król (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8412-5530)
- Anna Obiegala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4884-1699)
- Max Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8885-7230)
- Christian Imholt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7504-9509)
- Martin Pfeffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-8224)
- Leonard M. R. Gothe
- Lara Maria Inge Heyse
Institutions
- Universität Ulm (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06980-z
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00