Distribution of twelve linear extrachromosomal DNAs in natural isolates of Lyme disease spirochetes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2476-2480

  Palmer, Nanette ^a,b   Fraser, Claire ^c   Casjens, Sherwood ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Institute for Genome Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACHROMOSOMAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYME DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPIROCHETE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DNA, BACTERIAL; LYME DISEASE; NORTH AMERICA; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII; PROKARYOTA; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 0034003709     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.9.2476-2480.2000     Document Type: Article

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