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. 2013 Sep 12;1(5):e00713-13.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00713-13.

Chromosome Sequence of Borrelia miyamotoi, an Uncultivable Tick-Borne Agent of Human Infection

Fong Hue  1 , Arash Ghalyanchi Langeroudi, Alan G Barbour
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Chromosome Sequence of Borrelia miyamotoi, an Uncultivable Tick-Borne Agent of Human Infection

Fong Hue et al. Genome Announc. .

Abstract

Borrelia miyamotoi is a newly recognized agent of human disease. B. miyamotoi strain LB-2001, an isolate from the tick Ixodes scapularis, was propagated in mice. The sequence of the chromosome was determined by next-generation sequencing of DNA isolated from whole blood. The sequence established that B. miyamotoi is a relapsing fever group species.

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