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Bacteriophage in the Ixodes dammini spirochete, etiological agent of Lyme disease.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 154 ·No. 3 ·1983-06-00 ·Pages 1436-9

Hayes SF, Burgdorfer W, Barbour AG

Abstract

A bacteriophage with a B-3 morphology was detected by electron microscopy in a spirochete isolated from the tick Ixodes dammini. It has a 40- to 50-nm elongated head and a tail 50 to 70 nm in length. It appears devoid of collars or kite-tail structure. The spirochete has been identified as the causative agent of Lyme disease.

MeSH Terms
Animals Arthritis, Infectious/etiology Bacteriophages/isolation & purification,ultrastructure Borrelia burgdorferi Microscopy, Electron Spirochaetales/isolation & purification,ultrastructure Spirochaetales Infections/microbiology Ticks/microbiology
Authors & Affiliations
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Hayes S F
Burgdorfer W
Barbour A G
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.154.3.1436-1439.1983
Published
1983-06-00
Pages
1436-9
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC217620
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.154.3.1436-1439.1983 PMC Full Text View journal details
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