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Detecting the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia Burgdorferi, in Ticks Using Nested PCR
Published on: February 4, 2018
Validation of a Rickettsia prowazekii-specific quantitative real-time PCR cassette and DNA extraction protocols using
Patrick J Rozmajzl1, Linda Houhamdi, Ju Jiang
1NMRC-IDD/RDD, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, USA. RozmajzlP@nmrc.navy.mil
Abstract:
The presence of R. prowazekii in lice using R. prowazekii-specific qPCR cassettes showed the changes of the rickettsial burden in the lice post-infection.
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