By Lesley Ann Fein MD, MPH
www.lifelyme.org/"As a physcian I do not have the training to understand their research fully, but I get the impression that researchers in this field are alarmed at the widespread distribution of Barbonella in the animal population throughout the world, and the vast array of genetic diversity seen within the genus. There are already over 40 named species, and several more found by researchers presenting their work at this conference