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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 genomic groups have been found in America and in Europe, suggesting that there are additional genospecies. In order to...
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