Molecular characterization of Borrelia persica, the agent of tick borne relapsing fever in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Molecular characterization of Borrelia persica, the agent of tick borne relapsing fever in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

The identification of the Tick Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) agent in Israel and the Palestinian Authority relies on the morphology and the association of Borrelia persica with its vector Ornithodoros tholozani. Molecular based data on B. persica are very scarce as the organism is still non-cultivabl...

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Main Authors: Gracia Safdie, Iba Y Farrah, Reem Yahia, Esther Marva, Amos Wilamowski, Samer S Sawalha, Naama Wald, Judith Schmiedel, Annette Moter, Ulf B Göbel, Herve Bercovier, Ziad Abdeen, Marc V Assous, Yolanta Fishman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2991353?pdf=render

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