Genomic fingerprinting of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

doi:10.1128/jcm.31.11.2873-2877.1993

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Genomic fingerprinting of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 1993

Belfaiza J, Postic D, Bellenger E, Baranton G, Girons I S

Abstract excerpt

A total of 46 Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates that were isolated from patients with Lyme borreliosis and infected animals or were extracted from ticks of the genus Ixodes were analyzed. Large restriction fragment patterns obtained after cleavage of genomic DNAs with MluI were analyzed by...

Topics

Borrelia burgdorferi Group
DNA Fingerprinting
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Genetic Variation
Restriction Mapping

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