Evaluation of molecular methods for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi senso lato in ticks

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-83

  Yang, Jifei ^a   Liu, Zhijie ^a   Guan, Guiquan ^a   Che, Rongxuan ^a   Niu, Qingli ^a   Li, Youquan ^a   Liu, Junlong ^a   Ma, Miling ^a   Ren, Qiaoyun ^a   Liu, Aihong ^a   Luo, Jianxun ^a   Yin, Hong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato; PCR; Prevalence; Tick

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI SENSO STRICT; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI SENSU LATO; BORRELIA GARINII; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FLAGELLIN GENE; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; OSPA GENE; P66 GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RRS GENE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TICK;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TICKS;

EID: 84860729156     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.02.016     Document Type: Article

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