Molecular characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato from Slovenia revealing significant differences between tick and human isolates

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 313-323

  Picken, R N ^a   Cheng, Y ^a   Strle, F ^b   Cimperman, J ^b   Maraspin, V ^b   Lotric Furlan, S ^b   Ruzic Sabljic, E ^c   Han, D ^a   Nelson, J A ^a   Picken, M M ^d,e   Trenholme, G M ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IXODES RICINUS; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; TICK; YUGOSLAVIA;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; HUMANS; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; PLASMIDS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SLOVENIA;

EID: 9344230837     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01695664     Document Type: Article

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