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. 2010 May;192(10):2653–2654. doi: 10.1128/JB.00331-10

Analysis of the dbpBA Upstream Regulatory Region Controlled by RpoS in Borrelia burgdorferi

Zhiming Ouyang 1, Shayma Haq 1, Michael V Norgard 1
PMCID: PMC2863572

Volume 192, no. 7, p. 1965-1974, 2010. Pages 1973-1974: The References section should appear as shown below.

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