Publications by authors named "Giorgi Melashvili"
Infect Genet Evol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Territories in southern Eastern Europe and the Caucasus are affected by tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF), which is caused by the Borrelia caucasica spirochete transmitted by Ornithodoros verrucosus ticks.
- A study involving the mitochondrial genomes of 54 O. verrucosus ticks from 23 populations in Ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan revealed 47 unique haplotypes, indicating distinct genetic diversity and minimal gene flow among populations.
- The research identified four evolutionary lineages of the ticks, showing that environmental factors, along with geographic distance, may contribute to the divergence of these tick populations over time.
