Two boundaries separate Borrelia burgdorferi populations in North America.

Author:

Margos, G, Tsao, JI, Castillo-Ramírez, S, Girard, YA, Hamer, SA, Hoen, AG, Lane, RS, Raper, SL, and Ogden, NH

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2012-09

Journal/Series title:

Appl Environ Microbiol

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URL:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22729536

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.