Population dynamics of a heterogenous Borrelia burgdorferi B31 strain in an experimental mouse-tick infectious cycle

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 114, Issue 13-14, 2002, Pages 557-561

  Elias, Abdallah F ^a   Schmutzhard, Julia ^a   Stewart, Philip E ^a   Schwan, Tom G ^a   Rosa, Patricia ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Infectious cycle; OspB; Plasmids; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLONE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TICK; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IXODES; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IXODES; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

EID: 0037205688     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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