Lyme disease

The endosymbiont Coxiella affects tick serotonin production and subsequent blood-feeding behavior, a study finds.

In Northern California, the proportion of ticks infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi was the same in shrubland along beaches as in woodland habitats.

The high schooler was studying cancer biomarkers in a George Mason University lab when her familial experiences with Lyme disease sparked an idea.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

Two new methods could help researchers to diagnose Lyme disease earlier than with existing tests.

Scientists discover another species of Borrelia in the U.S.

Lyme disease–causing bacteria can outmaneuver antibiotics in vitro and manipulate the mouse immune system.

Willy Burgdorfer, the medical entomologist who first found the bacteria that cause Lyme disease, has passed away at age 89.

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Researchers show that a protein expressed in the bacterium that causes Lyme disease is necessary for both parts of the organism’s life cycle.

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Researchers find zero evidence for Lyme-induced autism.