Differences in Genotype, Clinical Features, and Inflammatory Potential of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto Strains from Europe and the United States

Differences in Genotype, Clinical Features, and Inflammatory Potential of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto Strains from Europe and the United States

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto isolates from patients with erythema migrans in Europe and the United States were compared by genotype, clinical features of infection, and inflammatory potential. Analysis of outer surface protein C and multilocus sequence typing showed that strains from these 2 r...

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Main Authors: Tjasa Cerar, Franc Strle, Dasa Stupica, Eva Ruzic-Sabljic, Gail McHugh, Allen C. Steere, Klemen Strle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lyme borreliosis
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto
bacteria
genotype
RNA intergenic spacer type
outer surface protein C
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/5/15-1806_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/5/15-1806_article

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