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.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antigens, Bacterial / genetics
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
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Borrelia burgdorferi / genetics*
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Genetic Linkage*
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Genetic Loci*
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Ixodes / microbiology
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New England
Substances
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Antigens, Bacterial
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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OspC protein