Isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi in Tuscany (Italy).
To evaluate the diffusion of Borrelia burgdorferi in Tuscani (Italy) 720 ticks were collected and subsequently cultured for Borrelia burgdorferi. A strain of Borrelia burgdoferi was isolated from one tick; this being the first such reported identification in Central-Southern Italy.
Stefanelli
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Zooprophilactic Institute of Lazio and Tuscany, Pistoia, Italy.
Paladini
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A
Conforti
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PL
Leoncini
F
F
Viganò
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S
De Giovannini
R
R
Cinco
M
M
D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D015153:Blotting, Western; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins