Association between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an...
Association between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an endemic site in the northeastern United States
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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The reservoirs for the Lyme disease agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, are dominated by several different small to medium sized mammals in eastern North America.
To experimentally assess the competence of different mammalian species to transmit this pathogen to ticks, we carried out quantitative species-specific PCR of individual nymphal Ixodes scapul...
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Association between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an endemic site in the northeastern United States
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d4d594b3b3e04ff6aa4ef6628cf10027
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1756-3305
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1756-3305
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10.1186/s13071-015-0903-5
