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.
lyme disease is a bacterial illness caused by a bacterium called a spirochete in the united states the actual name of the bacterium is borrelia burgdorferi in europe the bacteria borrelia afzelii and borrelia garinii also cause lyme diseaseyme disease is a bacterial illness caused by a bacterium called a spirochete in the united states the actual name of the bacterium is borrelia burgdorferi in europe the bacteria borrelia afzelii and borrelia garinii also cause lyme disease