Sequence typing reveals extensive strain diversity of the Lyme borreliosis agents Borrelia burgdorferi in North America and Borrelia afzelii in Europe.

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Microbiology

• Publication date

  2004-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1099/MIC.0.26944-0PMID 15184561
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