AST and ALT are considered to be two of the most important tests to detect liver injury, although ALT is more specific to the liver than is AST. Sometimes AST is compared directly to ALT and an AST/ALT ratio is calculated.
Borrelia Burgdorferi. Lyme disease is caused by a number of different strains and species of Borrelia bacteria, generally Borrelia burgdorferi in the United States and Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii in Europe. The Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria are named after scientist Willy Burgdorfer, who first identified the strain in the early 1980s.
Application to Biotechnology. Borrelia burgdorferi is well studied pathogen that causes Lyme disease. Most of the research on this bacteria is focused on understanding the vector and host transmission as well as its pathogenic activity in order to develop better methods to prevent infection.he ticks acquire and transmit the bacteria by feeding on a variety of small mammals and birds that act as a reservoir host for the Borrelia. B. burgdorferi is transmitted specifically by ticks of the genus Ixodes, which include a variety of different species found in different geographical locations.