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Whole-Genome Sequences of Thirteen Isolates of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>
9 Oct 2010
Abstract excerpt
Borrelia burgdorferi is a causative agent of Lyme disease in North America and Eurasia. The first complete genome sequence of B. burgdorferi strain 31, available for more than a decade, has assisted research on the pathogenesis of Lyme disease. Because a single genome sequence is not sufficient to understand the relationship between genotypic and geographic variation and disease phenotype, we determined the...
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