Diversity and Distribution of Borrelia hermsii
Borrelia hermsii is the most common cause of tickborne relapsing fever in North America. DNA sequences of the 16S–23S rDNA noncoding intergenic spacer (IGS) region were determined for 37 isolates of this spirochete. These sequences distinguished the 2 genomic groups of B. hermsii identified previous...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007-03-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/3/06-0958_article |