Genetic analysis of the outer surface protein C gene of Lyme disease spirochaetes (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato) isolated from rodents in Taiwan

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 318-325

  Shih, Chien Ming ^a   Chao, Li Lian ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NUCLEASE; PROTEIN C;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RODENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036196636     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-4-318     Document Type: Article

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