Relapsing fever spirochetes retain infectivity after prolonged in vitro cultivation

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 813-820

  Lopez, Job E ^a,b   Schrumpf, Merry E ^a   Raffel, Sandra J ^a   Policastro, Paul F ^a   Porcella, Stephen F ^a   Schwan, Tom G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia; Genetics; Vector borne

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA HERMSII; BORRELIA INFECTION; FHBA GENE; GENE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC STABILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPIROCHETE INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BORRELIA; CARRIER PROTEINS; MICE; PHYLOGENY; RELAPSING FEVER;

BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA HERMSII; BORRELIA TURICATAE; IXODIDA; MUS;

EID: 57749090197     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0033     Document Type: Article

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