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- Title
Direct Detection of Lyme Borrelia: Recent Advancement and Use of Aptamer Technology.
- Authors
Nik Kamarudin, Nik Abdul Aziz; Mawang, Christina Injan; Ahamad, Mariana
- Abstract
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B. burgdorferi s.l.), which is predominantly spread by ticks, is the cause of Lyme disease (LD), also known as Lyme borreliosis, one of the zoonotic diseases affecting people. In recent years, LD has become more prevalent worldwide, even in countries with no prior records. Currently, Lyme Borrelia detection is achieved through nucleic acid amplification, antigen detection, microscopy, and in vitro culture. Nevertheless, these methods lack sensitivity in the early phase of the disease and, thus, are unable to confirm active infection. This review briefly discusses the existing direct detection methods of LD. Furthermore, this review also introduces the use of aptamer technology integrated with biosensor platforms to detect the Borrelia antigen. This aptamer technology could be explored using other biosensor platforms targeting whole Borrelia cells or specific molecules to enhance Borrelia detection in the future.
- Subjects
BORRELIA; APTAMERS; LYME disease; BORRELIA burgdorferi; ZOONOSES
- Publication
Biomedicines, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 10, p2818
- ISSN
2227-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biomedicines11102818