Equine abortion associated with the Borrelia parkeri-B. turicatae tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete group.

ABSTRACT: Direct amplification and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and a variable region of the flagellin gene from fetal liver-associated spirochetes belonging to the Borrelia parkeri-B. turicatae tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete group with a late-term abortion in a mare are described.

SUBMITTER: Walker RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC140362 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature