Interpretation criteria for standardized Western blots for three European species of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1433-1444

  Hauser, Ulrike ^a   Lehnert, Gisela ^a   Lobentanzer, Ruth ^a   Wilske, Bettina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII;

EID: 0031001768     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1433-1444.1997     Document Type: Article

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