Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the agent of Lyme borreliosis: Life in the wilds

Parasite

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 244-247

  Gern, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Borrelia; Host DNA; Ixodes ricinus; Reservoir hosts

Indexed keywords

AVES; BORRELIA; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BISSETTII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; BORRELIA GARINII; BORRELIA SPIELMANII; BORRELIA VALAISIANA; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 51149089717     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2008153244     Document Type: Conference Paper

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