Black flying foxes in Australia harbor novel Borrelia lineages adjacent to zoonotic clades
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We explore the role of Australian black flying foxes ( Pteropus alecto ) as reservoir hosts of potentially zoonotic Borrelia bacteria. Across six sites, 2% of 840 bats were infected with one of two novel Borrelia haplotypes. Phylogenetic reconstruction indicated these infections are distinct from Lyme or relapsing fever clades.
