Genetic heterogeneity of Borrelia burgdorferi in the United States

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 98-107

  Mathiesen, D A ^b   Oliver Jr , J H ^b   Kolbert, C P ^b   Tullson, E D ^b   Johnson, B J B ^b   Campbell, G L ^b   Mitchcll, P D ^b   Reed, K D ^b   Telford III, S R ^b   Anderson, J F ^b   Lane, R S ^b   Persing, D H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CELL POPULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROCHETE; TICK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16944364127     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.1.98     Document Type: Article

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