Characterization of the first tick isolate of Borrelia burgdorferi from Italy
- 1 January 1989
- Vol. 97 (1-6), 381-382
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1699-0463.1989.tb00804.x
Abstract
We report on the first isolation of a spirochetal organism from Ixodes ricinus ticks of the Trieste area (Northern Italy) which was identified as Borrelia burgdorferi by its reactivity with specific monoclonal antibodies directed against the OSPA and flagella proteins.Keywords
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