Genetic analysis of Borrelia garinii OspA serotype 4 strains associated with neuroborreliosis: Evidence for extensive genetic homogeneity

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3965-3970

  Marconi, R T ^a   Hohenberger, S ^b   Jauris Heipke, S ^b   Schulte Spechtel, U ^b   LaVoie, C P ^a   Roßler D ^b   Wilske, B ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORRELIA GARINII; BORRELIA INFECTION; BRAIN INFECTION; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA GARINII;

EID: 0032723040     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.12.3965-3970.1999     Document Type: Article

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