A phylogenetic analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates associated with Lyme disease in Japan by flagellin gene sequence determination

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 416-421

  Fukunaga, Masahito ^a   Koreki, Yasuyo ^a  

^a FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; FLAGELLIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE SEQUENCE; IXODES; JAPAN; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOTYPING;

EID: 0029911644     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-2-416     Document Type: Article

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