Comparative Population Genomics of the Borrelia burgdorferi Species Complex Reveals High Degree of Genetic Isolation among Species and Underscores Benefits and Constraints to Studying Intra-Specific Epidemiological Processes

Lyme borreliosis, one of the most frequently contracted zoonotic diseases in the Northern Hemisphere, is caused by bacteria belonging to different genetic groups within the Borrelia burgdorferi species complex, which are transmitted by ticks among various wildlife reservoirs, such as small mammals a...

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Autores principales: Jacquot, Maude, Gonnet, Mathieu, Ferquel, Elisabeth, Abrial, David, Claude, Alexandre, Gasqui, Patrick, Choumet, Valérie, Charras-Garrido, Myriam, Garnier, Martine, Faure, Benjamin, Sertour, Natacha, Dorr, Nelly, De Goër, Jocelyn, Vourc'h, Gwenaël, Bailly, Xavier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3993988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24721934
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094384

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