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Borrelia miyamotoi strain LB-2001 retains plasmids and infectious phenotype throughout continuous culture passages as evaluated by multiplex PCR.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Jan 2021
Gilmore Robert D, Mikula Sierra, Harris Emma K, Van Gundy Taylor J, Goodrich Irina, Brandt Kevin S
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Borrelia miyamotoi is a tick-borne spirochete of the relapsing fever borrelia group and an emerging pathogen of public health significance. The genomes of relapsing fever borreliae and Lyme disease borreliae consist of multiple linear and circular plasmids in addition to the chromosome. Previous work with B. burgdorferi sensu lato found diminished infectivity upon continuous in vitro culture passage that was...
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