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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 stricto, B. garinii, and the VS461 group. However, B. garinii formed a common group with B. hermsii, a relapsing fever...
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