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Wide Distribution of a High-Virulence<i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>Clone in Europe and North America

2008-07-01

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The A and B clones of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, distinguished by outer surface protein C (ospC) gene sequences, are commonly associated with disseminated Lyme disease. To resolve phylogenetic relationships among isolates, we sequenced 68 isolates from Europe and North America at 1 chromosomal locus (16S–23S ribosomal RNA spacer) and 3 plasmid loci (ospC, dbpA, and BBD14). The ospC-A clone appeared to be...

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Literature Corpus work: 41270e1d-bf8f-565b-9bb9-18be590476b3
DOI: 10.3201/eid/1407.070880

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