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Genomic and phenotypic characterization of Borrelia afzelii BO23 and Borrelia garinii CIP 103362.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Bontemps-Gallo Sébastien, Lawrence Kevin A, Richards Crystal L, Gherardini Frank C
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, the number of Lyme disease or borreliosis cases in Eurasia has been dramatically increasing. This tick-borne disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, which includes B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, the main species found in North America, and B. afzelii and B. garinii, which are primarily responsible for the disease in Eurasia. Currently, research on Lyme disease has focused mainly on...
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