Evaluation of a new culture medium for Borrelia burgdorferi

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 4239-4241

  Marques, A R ^a   Stock, F ^a   Gill, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN A;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE COURSE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 0034461677     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.11.4239-4241.2000     Document Type: Article

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