Borrelia recurrentis characterization and comparison with relapsing- fever, lyme-associated, and other Borrelia spp.

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 958-968

  Cutler, S J ^a   Moss, J ^a   Fukunaga, M ^b   Wright, D J M ^a   Fekade, D ^c   Warrell, D ^d  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Black Lion Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; FLAGELLIN; GUANINE; RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTION; BORRELIA RECURRENTIS; CHILD; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GENE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LYME DISEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030876476     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-4-958     Document Type: Article

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