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Reviewing molecular adaptations of Lyme borreliosis spirochetes in the context of reproductive fitness in natural transmission cycles

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is caused by a group of pathogenic spirochetes – most often Borrelia burgdorferi, B. afzelii, and B. garinii – that are vectored by hard ticks in the Ixodes ricinus-persulcatus complex, which feed on a variety of mammals, birds, and lizards. Although LB is one of the best-studi...

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Autor principal: Tsao, Jean I.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EDP Sciences 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2701186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19368764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/vetres/2009019