Identification of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species in Europe

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 287, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 190-195

  Saint Girons, I ^a   Gern, L ^a   Gray, J S ^a   Guy, E C ^a   Korenberg, E ^a   Nuttall, P A ^a   Rijpkema, S G T ^a   Schonberg A ^a   Stanek, G ^a   Postic, D ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII; BORRELIA VALAISIANA;

EID: 0343025602     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(98)80120-5     Document Type: Article

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