Immunochemical analysis of lipopolysaccharide-like component extracted from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 625-629

  Schwarzova K ^a,b   Ciznar I ^a  

^a SLOVAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII; IXODES RICINUS; NEGIBACTERIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 11844294729     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931545     Document Type: Article

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