An OspA-based genospecies identification of lyme disease spirochetes (Borrelia burgdorferi) isolated in Taiwan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 611-615

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

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; OUTER SURFACE PROTEIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIROCHETE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 0036561511     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.66.611     Document Type: Article

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