Experimental Infections of the Reservoir Species <named-content content-type="genus-species">Peromyscus leucopus</named-content> with Diverse Strains of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Borrelia burgdorferi</named-content>, a Lyme Disease Agent

ABSTRACT The rodent Peromyscus leucopus is a major natural reservoir for the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi and a host for its vector Ixodes scapularis. At various locations in northeastern United States 10 to 15 B. burgdorferi strains coexist at different prevalences in tick populations. W...

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Auteurs principaux: Elisabeth Baum, Fong Hue, Alan G. Barbour
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Langue:EN
Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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