The bdr gene families of the Lyme disease and relapsing fever spirochetes: Potential influence on biology, pathogenesis, and evolution

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 110-122

  Roberts, David M ^a   Carlyon, Jason A ^b   Theisen, Michael ^c   Marconi, Richard T ^a  

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

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; BORRELIA; EVOLUTION; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0034058339     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0602.000203     Document Type: Review

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