Two boundaries separate Borrelia burgdorferi populations in North America.

TitleTwo boundaries separate Borrelia burgdorferi populations in North America.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
JournalAppl Environ Microbiol
Volume78
Issue17
Start Page6059
Date Published09/2012
AuthorsMargos G, Tsao JI, Castillo-Ramírez S, Girard YA, Hamer SA, Hoen AG, Lane RS, Raper SL, Ogden NH
Keywordsborrelia, burgdorferi, Canada, lyme, north america
Abstract

Here, we investigate on a continental scale the population structure of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis (LB), a tick-borne disease, in North America.

URLhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22729536
DOI10.1128/AEM.00231-12