Growth temperature ranges of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 929-932

  Hubalek Z ^a   Halouzka, J ^a   Heroldova M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CULTURE MEDIUM; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 0031789331     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-10-929     Document Type: Article

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