Genetic diversity and the absence of regional differences of Borrelia garinii as demonstrated by ospA and ospB gene sequence analysis

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1097-1102

  Yabuki, Mihe ^a   Nakao, Minoru ^b   Fukunaga, Masahito ^a  

^a FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Borrelia garinii; OspA B gene; PCR RFLP; Sequencing; Spirochete

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER SURFACE PROTEIN A; OUTER SURFACE PROTEIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; IXODES PERSULCATUS; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

ACARI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII; IXODES PERSULCATUS; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 0033371274     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1999.tb03366.x     Document Type: Article

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