Geographic Differences in Genetic Locus Linkages for Borrelia burgdorferi.

Authors :: Travinsky, Bridgit
Bunikis, Jonas
Barbour, Alan G.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Jul2010, Vol. 16 Issue 7, p1147-1150. 4p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart.
Publication Year :: 2010
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 reqion but not consistently between regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]