Does RecA have a role in Borrelia recurrentis?
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Cutler, S., Rinky, I. J. and Bonilla, E. M. 2011. Does RecA have a role in Borrelia recurrentis? Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 17 (2), pp. 195-197.
Authors | Cutler, S., Rinky, I. J. and Bonilla, E. M. |
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Abstract | Genomic sequencing of two relapsing fever spirochaetes showed truncation of recA in Borrelia recurrentis, but not in Borrelia duttonii. RecA has an important role among bacteria; we investigated whether this characteristic was representative of B. recurrentis, or an artefact following in vitro cultivation. We sequenced recA directly from samples of patient with louse-borne relapsing fever (B. recurrentis) or tick-borne relapsing fever (B. duttonii). We confirmed the premature stop codon in seven louse-borne relapsing fever samples, and its absence from three tick-borne relapsing fever samples. Furthermore, specific signature polymorphisms were found that could differentiate between these highly similar spirochaetes. |
Journal | Clinical Microbiology and Infection |
Journal citation | 17 (2), pp. 195-197 |
ISSN | 1198743X |
Year | 2011 |
Publisher | Elsevier for European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
Publisher's version | License CC BY-NC-ND |
Publisher's version | License CC BY-NC-ND |
Publisher's version | License CC BY-NC-ND |
Web address (URL) | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03249.x |
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Feb 2011 | |
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Deposited | 16 Dec 2014 |
Copyright information | © The Authors. Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 Unported License. |
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