Identification of Borrelia species after creation of an in-house MALDI-TOF MS database.

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a multisystemic disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) complex transmitted to humans by Ixodes ticks. B. burgdorferi sl complex, currently comprising at least 19 genospecies, includes the main pathogenic species responsible for human disease in Europe: B. bur...

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Main Authors: Adriana Calderaro, Chiara Gorrini, Giovanna Piccolo, Sara Montecchini, Mirko Buttrini, Sabina Rossi, Maddalena Piergianni, Maria Cristina Arcangeletti, Flora De Conto, Carlo Chezzi, Maria Cristina Medici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24533160/?tool=EBI