Differences in Genotype, Clinical Features, and Inflammatory Potentialof Borrelia burgdorferisensu stricto Strains from Europe and the United States
Open Access
- 1 May 2016
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 22 (5), 818-827
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2205.151806
Abstract
Strains from the United States are more virulent and have greater inflammatory potential.Keywords
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