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Geodemographic analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato using the 5S-23S rDNA spacer region.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2013
Coipan Elena Claudia, Fonville Manoj, Tijsse-Klasen Ellen, van der Giessen Joke W B, Takken Willem, Sprong Hein, Takumi Katsuhisa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lyme borreliosis is the predominant tick-borne disease in the Northern hemisphere, with considerable heterogeneity in clinical manifestations. Here, we evaluated one genetic marker for its use in population genetic based analysis. For that we collected molecular and epidemiological records of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates from ticks, animals and humans at various sites in The Netherlands...
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