Variation in the flagellin gene detected by heteroduplex mobility assayof five borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains isolated from ticks (acari: Ixodidae) collected in missouri, usa

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-147

  Kollars, Thomas M ^a,c   Oliver, James H ^b   Wongkalasin, Kalyakorn ^a,c  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Amblyomma; Borrelia; Ixodes; Lyme disease; Polymerase chain reaction; Ticks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347421455     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950308683653     Document Type: Article

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