Characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi isolated from erythema migrans lesions: Interrelationship of three molecular typing methods

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2954-2957

  Iyer, R ^a   Liveris, D ^a   Adams, A ^a   Nowakowski, J ^a   McKenna, D ^a   Bittker, S ^a   Cooper, D ^a   Wormser, G P ^a   Schwartz, I ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODIVERSITY; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHROMOSOME MARKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; GENOTYPE; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; HUMANS; PLASMIDS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 0034884306     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.8.2954-2957.2001     Document Type: Article

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