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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Borrelia afzelii: Population structure and differential pathogenicity.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Oct 2015
Jungnick Sabrina, Margos Gabriele, Rieger Melissa, Dzaferovic Eldina, Bent Stephen J, Overzier Evelyn, Silaghi Cornelia, Walder Gernot, Wex Franziska, Koloczek Johannes, Sing Andreas, Fingerle Volker
Abstract excerpt
MultiLocus sequence typing (MLST) is considered a powerful method to unveil relationships within bacterial populations and it constitutes an economical and fast alternative to whole genome sequencing. We used this method to understand whether there are differences in human pathogenicity within and between different Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species. Therefore, 136 strains from human patients or ticks from...
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