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Molecular characterization of Borrelia isolates from ticks and mammals from the southern United States.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Dec 2004
Lin Tao, Oliver James H, Gao Lihui
Abstract excerpt
Fifty Borrelia isolates from ticks and rodents from several geographic regions of the southern United States were analyzed by genomic macrorestriction analysis. Significant genetic diversity was observed among them. These isolates segregated into 4 major clusters and 10 subclusters, which are correlated with the genospecies distribution. Nineteen pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) types were recognized among...
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