Methods for rapid transfer and localization of Lyme disease pathogens within the tick gut

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 48, 2010, Pages

  Kariu, Toru ^a   Coleman, Adam S ^a   Anderson, John F ^b   Pal, Utpal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Immunofluorescence microscopy; Infection; Issue 48; Lyme disease; Microinjection; Tick

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055119550     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2544     Document Type: Article

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