Phylogenetic analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto by arbitrarily primed PCR and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-18

  Foretz, Marc ^a   Postic, Danièle ^a   Baranton, Guy ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPIROCHETE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 0031022622     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-1-11     Document Type: Article

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