Presence of Borrelia burgdorferi in tick populations of Southeastern North Carolina
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Eight hundred and sixty four ticks were collected from six deer that were harvested in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Duplin, Bladen and Columbus Counties in the fall of 2014. Ticks were catalogued and stored at -20°C prior to homogenization and DNA extraction. Following extraction, DNA quality was evaluated by gel electrophoresis and the concentration was measured by spectrophotometry. Primers targeting the B. burgdorferi recA gene were used to determine the presence of this spirochete in the tick samples by PCR.
