Coupled induction of prophage and virulence factors during tick transmission of the Lyme disease spirochete
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INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos
ORGANISM(S): Borrelia Burgdorferi B31
TISSUE(S): Prokaryotic Cell
DISEASE(S): Lyme Disease
SUBMITTER: 
Jenny Wachter
LAB HEAD: Patricia Rosa
PROVIDER: PXD037736 | Pride | 2022-12-12
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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