Black flying foxes in Australia harbor novel Borrelia lineages adjacent to zoonotic clades
Taylor B. Verrett, Caylee Falvo, Evelyn Benson, Devin N. Jones, Daniel E. Crowley, Adrienne S. Dale, Tamika J. Lunn, Manuel Ruiz‐Aravena, Agnieszka Rynda‐Apple, Clifton McKee, Kerry L. Clark, Alexander William Gofton, Bat One Health, Alison J. Peel, Raina K. Plowright, Daniel J. Becker
The paper investigates Borrelia infections in black flying foxes, finding two novel haplotypes distinct from known zoonotic clades.
Emerging infectious diseases · Jun 24, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology