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Geographic Differences in Genetic Locus Linkages for Borrelia burgdorferi |
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| Authors: | Bridgit Travinsky Jonas Bunikis Alan G. Barbour |
| Affiliation: | Author affiliation: University of California, Irvine, California, USA |
| Abstract: | Borrelia burdorferi genotype in the northeastern United States is associated with Lyme borreliosis severity. Analysis of DNA sequences of the outer surface protein C gene and rrs-rrlA intergenic spacer from extracts of Ixodes spp. ticks in 3 US regions showed linkage disequilibrium between the 2 loci within a region but not consistently between regions. |
| Keywords: | Lyme disease Lyme borreliosis Ixodes scapularis Ixodes pacificus Borrelia burgdorferi genotype ospC bacteria vector-borne infections dispatch |