African relapsing fever borreliae genomospecies revealed by comparative genomics

African relapsing fever borreliae genomospecies revealed by comparative genomics

Background:<br/>Relapsing fever borreliae are vector-borne bacteria responsible for febrile infection in humans in North America, Africa, Asia and in the Iberian Peninsula in Europe. Relapsing fever borreliae are phylogenetically closely related, yet they differ in pathogenicity and vectors. T...

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Main Authors: Haitham eElbir, Laurent eAbi-Rached, Pierre ePontarotti, Niayz eYoosuf, Michel eDRANCOURT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Borrelia
Genomics
Relapsing Fever
phylogeny
speciation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00043/full

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