Multilocus sequence typing and DNA similarity analysis implicates that a Borrelia valaisiana-related sp. Isolated in Japan is distinguishable from European B. Valaisiana

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1201-1207

  Kawabata, Hiroki ^a   Takano, Ai ^a,b   Kadosaka, Teruki ^c   Fujita, Hiromi ^d   Nitta, Yoshiki ^e   Gokuden, Mutsuyo ^f   Honda, Toshiro ^f,g   Tomida, Junko ^h   Kawamura, Yoshiaki ^h   Masuzawa, Toshiyuki ⁱ   Ishiguro, Fubito ^j   Takada, Nobuhiro ^k   Yano, Yasuhiro ^k   Andoh, Masako ^a   Ando, Shuji ^a   Sato, Kozue ^a   Takahashi, Hideyuki ^a   Ohnishi, Makoto ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Mahara Institute of Medical Acarology   (Japan)

^e Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health   (Japan)

^f Kagoshima Prefectural Institute of Environmental Research and Public Health   (Japan)

^g Kaseda Public Health Center   (Japan)

^h Aichi Education University   (Japan)

ⁱ CHIBA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^j Fukui Prefectural Institute of Health and Environmental Science   (Japan)

^k UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Borrelia valaisiana related sp.; Borrelia yangtze; Ixodes granulatus; MLST; Tick borne zoonotic diseases

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BORRELIA; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; DISEASE CARRIER; GENETICS; IXODES; JAPAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYLOGENY; RODENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BORRELIA; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; IXODES; JAPAN; MICE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PHYLOGENY; RODENTIA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84884953975     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.13-0162     Document Type: Article

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