Experimental Infections of the Reservoir Species Peromyscus leucopus with Diverse Strains of Borrelia burgdorferi, a Lyme Disease Agent

The rodent Peromyscus leucopus is a major natural reservoir for the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi and a host for its vector Ixodes scapularis. At various locations in northeastern United States 10 to 15 B. burgdorferi strains coexist at different prevalences in tick populations. We asked w...

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Autores principales: Baum, Elisabeth, Hue, Fong, Barbour, Alan G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3517863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23221801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00434-12

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3517863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23221801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00434-12

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