title: Restriction endonuclease analysis of four Borrelia burgdorferi strains.
abstract: A restriction endonuclease analysis was performed on four strains of Borrelia burgdorferi: one isolated from man (SF), one from Ixodes dammini (B31) and two from I. ricinus (BITS in Italy and B45 in Germany). Digestion by Taq I and Hae III gave the best resolution of the DNA fragments. Three different restriction patterns were obtained: BITS and B45 showed only one band difference. These results correlate with the reactivity of the four strains with monoclonal antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Microbiologia, Università di Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cinco
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Banfi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Balanzin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cacciò
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Graziosi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fattorini
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000494:pharmacology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes