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Molecular and pathogenic characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates from Spain.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2000
Escudero R, Barral M, Pérez A, Vitutia M M, García-Pérez A L, Jiménez S, Sellek R E, Anda P
Abstract excerpt
Fifteen Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates from questing ticks and skin biopsy specimens from erythema migrans patients in three different areas of Spain were characterized. Four different genospecies were found (nine Borrelia garinii, including the two human isolates, three B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, two B. valaisiana, and one B. lusitaniae), showing a diverse spectrum of B. burgdorferi sensu lato...
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