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American Society for Microbiology
Journal of Clinical Microbiology (235)
Abstract

ABSTRACT The first human isolate of Borrelia lusitaniae recovered from a Portuguese patient with suspected Lyme borreliosis is described. This isolate, from a chronic skin lesion, is also the first human isolate of Borrelia in Portugal. Different phenotypic and molecular methods are used to characterize it.

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Collares-Pereira, M., Couceiro, S., Franca, I., Kurtenbach, K., Schäfer, S. M., Vitorino, L., Gonçalves, L., Baptista, S., Vieira, M. L., & Cunha, C. (2004). First Isolation of Borrelia lusitaniae from a Human Patient. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 42(3), 1316–1318.

Authors 10
  1. M. Collares-Pereira (first)
  2. S. Couceiro (additional)
  3. I. Franca (additional)
  4. K. Kurtenbach (additional)
  5. S. M. Schäfer (additional)
  6. L. Vitorino (additional)
  7. L. Gonçalves (additional)
  8. S. Baptista (additional)
  9. M. L. Vieira (additional)
  10. C. Cunha (additional)
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Type When
Created 21 years, 5 months ago (March 5, 2004, 6:57 p.m.)
Deposited 3 years, 5 months ago (March 4, 2022, 10:04 p.m.)
Indexed 1 month, 1 week ago (July 24, 2025, 7:52 a.m.)
Issued 21 years, 6 months ago (March 1, 2004)
Published 21 years, 6 months ago (March 1, 2004)
Published Print 21 years, 6 months ago (March 1, 2004)
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@article{Collares_Pereira_2004, title={First Isolation of Borrelia lusitaniae from a Human Patient}, volume={42}, ISSN={1098-660X}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jcm.42.3.1316-1318.2004}, DOI={10.1128/jcm.42.3.1316-1318.2004}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Clinical Microbiology}, publisher={American Society for Microbiology}, author={Collares-Pereira, M. and Couceiro, S. and Franca, I. and Kurtenbach, K. and Schäfer, S. M. and Vitorino, L. and Gonçalves, L. and Baptista, S. and Vieira, M. L. and Cunha, C.}, year={2004}, month=mar, pages={1316–1318} }