
New York: A group of scientists at the CUNY Graduate Centre has generated a genetic analysis of the bacteria causing Lyme disease, which could lead to better identification, management, and prevention of the illness spread by ticks.
A global team led by lead author Saymon Akther, a former Ph.D. student in biology at the CUNY Graduate Centre, and biology professor Weigang Qiu of Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Centre mapped the entire genetic composition of 47 strains of bacteria related to Lyme disease from around the globe, developing a potent tool for identifying the bacterial strains that infect patients.