First isolation and characterisation of Borrelia garinii, agent of lyme borreliosis, from Irish ticks

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 24-26

  Gray, J S ^a   Schonberg A ^b   Postic, D ^c   Belfaiza, J ^d   Saint Girons, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Robert von Ostertag Institut   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; IRELAND; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITE VECTOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TICK;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; IRELAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICKS;

EID: 0029683378     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02942796     Document Type: Article

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