Characterization and genomic analysis of the Lyme disease spirochete bacteriophage ϕBB-1.

Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia (Borreliella) burgdorferi. Borrelia species have highly fragmented genomes composed of a linear chromosome and a constellation of linear and circular plasmids some of which are required throughout the enzootic cycle. Included i...

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Main Authors: Dominick R Faith, Margie Kinnersley, Diane M Brooks, Dan Drecktrah, Laura S Hall, Eric Luo, Andrew Santiago-Frangos, Jenny Wachter, D Scott Samuels, Patrick R Secor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1012122&type=printable