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. 1991 Aug;29(8):1732-4.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.29.8.1732-1734.1991.

Isolation and characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi from Illinois Ixodes dammini

J A Nelson  1 , J K Bouseman, U Kitron, S M Callister, B Harrison, M J Bankowski, M E Peeples, B J Newton, J F Anderson
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Isolation and characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi from Illinois Ixodes dammini

J A Nelson et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1991 Aug.

Abstract

Ixodes dammini ticks from two northwestern Illinois sites were found to be infected with Borrelia burgdorferi at rates of 19 and 32%. B. burgdorferi isolates, one from each site, had protein and antigenic patterns similar to those of the B-31 strain. An indirect immunofluorescence method proved to be more sensitive than dark-field microscopy in detection of these spirochetes. A modified BSK medium containing rifampin was found to be more efficient for spirochete isolation than unsupplemented BSK medium.

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