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Genotypic diversity of an emergent population of Borrelia burgdorferi at a coastal Maine island recently colonized by Ixodes scapularis.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2012
MacQueen Douglas D, Lubelczyk Charles, Elias Susan P, Cahill Bruce K, Mathers Amy J, Lacombe Eleanor H, Rand Peter W, Smith Robert P
Abstract excerpt
The recent range expansion of Ixodes scapularis has been accompanied by the emergence of Borrelia burgdorferi. The development of genetic diversity in B. burgdorferi at these sites of emergence and its relationship to range expansion is poorly understood. We followed colonization of I. scapularis on a coastal Maine island over a 17-year period. B. burgdorferi's emergence was documented, as was expansion of ospC...
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