1995
EAR BIOPSY LOCATION INFLUENCES DETECTION OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI BY PCR, BUT NOT BY CULTURE IN NATURALLY INFECTED PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS
Hofmeister E, Childs J. EAR BIOPSY LOCATION INFLUENCES DETECTION OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI BY PCR, BUT NOT BY CULTURE IN NATURALLY INFECTED PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1995, 31: 345-351. PMID: 8592355, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-31.3.345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEar biopsy samplesPolymerase chain reactionBiopsy samplesBiopsy locationB. burgdorferiBorrelia burgdorferiInfected micePeripheral samplesIndividual miceInfection statusMore tissue samplesMiceTissue samplesHigh concordanceChain reactionOrgan cultureBurgdorferiGreater frequencyEar samplesWhite-footed miceEnzootic areaEarCentral sample
1992
Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and culture for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in naturally infected Peromyscus leucopus and experimentally infected C.B-17 scid/scid mice
Hofmeister E, Markham R, Childs J, Arthur R. Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and culture for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in naturally infected Peromyscus leucopus and experimentally infected C.B-17 scid/scid mice. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1992, 30: 2625-2631. PMID: 1400962, PMCID: PMC270489, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.30.10.2625-2631.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original Research