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Detection of Lyme disease spirochetes in the skin of naturally infected wild sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) by PCR

Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1995) 61(4) 1641-1642
DOI: 10.1128/aem.61.4.1641-1642.1995
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We demonstrated the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in the skin tissues of naturally infected wild sika deer, using PCR. The risk of transmission of B. burgdorferi sensu lato is recognized in sika deer.

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Kimura, K., Isogai, E., Isogai, H., Kamewaka, Y., Nishikawa, T., Ishii, N., & Fujii, N. (1995). Detection of Lyme disease spirochetes in the skin of naturally infected wild sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) by PCR. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 61(4), 1641–1642. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.61.4.1641-1642.1995

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