Genome stability of Lyme disease spirochetes: comparative genomics of Borrelia burgdorferi plasmids.

Genome stability of Lyme disease spirochetes: comparative genomics of Borrelia burgdorferi plasmids.

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne human illness in North America. In order to understand the molecular pathogenesis, natural diversity, population structure and epizootic spread of the North American Lyme agent, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, a much better understanding of the natural...

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Main Authors: Sherwood R Casjens, Emmanuel F Mongodin, Wei-Gang Qiu, Benjamin J Luft, Steven E Schutzer, Eddie B Gilcrease, Wai Mun Huang, Marija Vujadinovic, John K Aron, Levy C Vargas, Sam Freeman, Diana Radune, Janice F Weidman, George I Dimitrov, Hoda M Khouri, Julia E Sosa, Rebecca A Halpin, John J Dunn, Claire M Fraser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3303823?pdf=render

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