Optimization of tissue sampling for Borrelia burgdorferi in white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus).
Peromyscus leucopus (the white-footed mouse) is a known reservoir of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Sampling of white-footed mice allows for year-round B. burgdorferi surveillance as well as opportunities to establish the diversity of the different variants in a geographic region....
Main Authors: | Sonya G Zawada, Michael E von Fricken, Thomas A Weppelmann, Masoumeh Sikaroodi, Patrick M Gillevet |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226798 |
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