title: First detection and molecular identification of Borrelia garinii isolated from human skin in Taiwan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Li-Lian
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yi-Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chien-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Shih
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology