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authors.affiliation: University of New Haven, Department of Biology and Environmental Science, West Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: MacDonald
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001898:Borrelia / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D044967:Serum / Q000382:microbiology*
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