Isolation and characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi strains from Ixodes ricinus ticks in southern England
Introduction: Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by the by spiral-shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. We investigated the presence and prevalence of Borrelia species in ticks from southern England. Methods: One hundred fifty-five ticks (103 adult ticks and 52 nymphal ticks) were collect...
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| Language: | English |
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2015-04-01
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| Series: | BioImpacts |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/BI/PDF/BI-5-71.pdf |