Analysis of intra-specific variation in the fatty acid profiles of Borrelia burgdorferi.

doi:10.1099/00221287-139-9-2197

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Analysis of intra-specific variation in the fatty acid profiles of Borrelia burgdorferi.

Journal of general microbiology - 1 Sept 1993

Livesley M A, Thompson I P, Gern L, Nuttall P A

Abstract excerpt

Analysis of the fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) of bacteria is a commonly used chemotaxonomic technique. Application of this methodology to spirochaetes associated with Lyme borreliosis revealed distinct clusters corresponding to three genetically distinguished groups: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu...

Topics

Animals
Borrelia
Borrelia burgdorferi Group
Fatty Acids
Genetic Variation
Humans
Lyme Disease
Phylogeny
Relapsing Fever
Species Specificity
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