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. 1997 Dec;35(12):3365–3366. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.12.3365-3366.1997

Coexistence of Ehrlichia phagocytophila and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks from Italy as determined by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

M Cinco, D Padovan, R Murgia, M Maroli, L Frusteri, M Heldtander, K E Johansson, E O Engvall
PMCID: PMC230192  PMID: 9399564

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