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Morphological and biochemical features of Borrelia burgdorferi pleomorphic forms

The spirochaete bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is the causative agent of Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne infection in the northern hemisphere. There is a long-standing debate regarding the role of pleomorphic forms in Lyme disease pathogenesis, while very little is known about th...

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Autores principales: Meriläinen, Leena, Herranen, Anni, Schwarzbach, Armin, Gilbert, Leona
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society for General Microbiology 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4339653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25564498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.000027