Geographic differences in genetic locus linkages for Borrelia burgdorferi.

ABSTRACT: Borrelia burdorferi genotype in the northeastern United States is associated with Lyme borreliosis severity. Analysis of DNA sequences of the outer surface protein C gene and rrs-rrlA intergenic spacer from extracts of Ixodes spp. ticks in 3 US regions showed linkage disequilibrium between the 2 loci within a region but not consistently between regions.

SUBMITTER: Travinsky B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3321895 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature