Analysis of the genetic polymorphism of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis.

doi:10.1099/00207713-46-1-167

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Analysis of the genetic polymorphism of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis.

International journal of systematic bacteriology - 1 Jan 1996

Balmelli T, Piffaretti J C

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In recent years, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato has been subdivided into three species, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia afzelii, and a new species restricted to Japan, Borrelia japonica, has been isolated from Ixodes ovatus. In addition, members of several new...

Topics

Alleles
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Borrelia
Borrelia burgdorferi Group
Electrophoresis, Starch Gel
Humans
Ixodes
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Polymorphism, Genetic
Relapsing Fever
Species Specificity

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