Typing of Borrelia Relapsing Fever Group Strains

Autor: Jonas Bunikis, Jean I. Tsao, Ulf Garpmo, Johan Berglund, Durland Fish, Alan G. Barbour
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 9, Pp 1661-1664 (2004)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1009.040236
Popis: Partial sequencing of the 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer showed two to four genotypes each for Borrelia hermsii and B. turicatae, both relapsing fever agents transmitted by argasid ticks, and for B. miyamotoi and B. lonestari, transmitted by ixodid ticks. Field surveys of Ixodes ticks in Connecticut and Sweden showed limited local diversity for B. miyamotoi.
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