Genetic diversity of Borrelia of Lyme borreliosis

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 108, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 748-751

  Postic, Danièle ^a   Assous, M ^a   Belfaiza, J ^a   Baranton, G ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DNA, BACTERIAL; FLAGELLIN; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030444829     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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