Molecular characterization of Borrelia isolates from ticks and mammals from the southern United States

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1298-1307

  Lin, Tao ^a   Oliver Jr , James H ^a   Gao, Lihui ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA ANDERSONII; BORRELIA BISSETTII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RODENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TICK; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; IXODES; LAGOMORPH; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITE VECTOR; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SIGMODONTINAE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BACTERIAL DNA; FLAB FLAGELLIN; FLAGELLIN;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BORRELIA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FLAGELLIN; IXODES; LAGOMORPHA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGMODONTINAE; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 14244264814     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-195R1     Document Type: Article

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