Expression of outer surface proteins A and C of Borrelia afzelii in Ixodes ricinus ticks and in the skin of mice

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 287, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 475-484

  Leuba Garcia, Suzanne ^a   Martinez, Raquel ^a   Gern, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

BORRELIA AFZELII;

EID: 0032078303     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(98)80187-4     Document Type: Article

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