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Detection and heterogeneity of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes ticks by culture-dependent and culture-independent methods

Authors:   Xu G, Wesker J, White C, Campbell J, Reich NG and Rich SM Citation:   J. Clin. Microbiol. 2012(Nov) Location:  Laboratory of Medical Zoology, Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03009-12 Abstract Ability to detect heterogeneity of ospC genotypes of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in the tick vector…