Detection and quantification of Lyme spirochetes using sensitive and specific molecular beacon probes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lyme disease, caused by <it>Borrelia burgdorferi</it>, affects a large number of people in both the USA and Europe. The mouse is a natural host for this spirochete and is widely used as a model system to study Lyme pathog...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/43 |