Disparity in the natural cycles of Borrelia burgdorferi and the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 204-208

  Levin, Michael L ^a   Des Vignes, Franka ^a   Fish, Durland ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; EHRLICHIOSIS; IXODES; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TICK; VEGETATION;

EID: 0032900665     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0502.990203     Document Type: Review

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