Lyme disease in Taiwan: Primary isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi-like spirochetes from rodents in the Taiwan area

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 687-692

  Shih, Chien Ming ^a   Chao, Li Lian ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; EPIZOOTIOLOGY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFECTION RATE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREVALENCE; RODENT; SPIROCHETE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031758105     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.687     Document Type: Article

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