Identification and characterization of infection-associated plasmids in Borrelia burgdorferi B31 /

Bacterial extrachromosomal elements or plasmids usually encode virulence determinants that give bacteria an advantage during host-pathogen interactions. Borrelia burgdorferi carries several plasmids in its genome, and although previous reports suggested a potential role for these plasmids in infect...

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Main Author:	Labandeira-Rey, Maria
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 2002.
Subjects:	Major medical sciences.
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