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The number of ticks per lizard and the number of ticks PCR positive for both microorganisms per lizard were strongly correlated. Moreover, we found a significant correlation between numbers of ticks infected with <jats:italic>Anaplasmataceae<\/jats:italic> and with <jats:italic>B. burgdorferi<\/jats:italic> s.l. living on the same lizard. 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