Ag. Gordus et Jh. Theis, ISOLATION OF BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI FROM THE BLOOD OF A BUSHY-TAILED WOOD RAT IN CALIFORNIA, Journal of wildlife diseases, 29(3), 1993, pp. 478-480
Borrelia burgdorferi was isolated from the blood of a bushy-tailed woo
d rat (Neotoma cinerea) from northeastern California, USA. This is the
first isolation of live B. burgdorferi spirochetes from a wild animal
in California. Spirochetes were observed in stained tissues from the
brain, liver, spleen, and kidneys.