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Closely-related Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto) strains exhibit similar fitness in single infections and asymmetric competition in multiple infections
Rynkiewicz EC, Brown J, Tufts DM, Huang CI, Kampen H, Bent SJ, Fish D, Diuk-Wasser MA. Closely-related Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto) strains exhibit similar fitness in single infections and asymmetric competition in multiple infections. Parasites & Vectors 2017, 10: 64. PMID: 28166814, PMCID: PMC5292797, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1964-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibiosisArachnid VectorsBorrelia burgdorferiDisease Transmission, InfectiousGenetic FitnessIxodesMicePeromyscusConceptsAsymmetric competitive interactionsPatterns of coexistenceBiotic contextCommon disease vectorPathogen communitiesVector-borne pathogensBorrelia burgdorferiLong-term persistencePathogen speciesAsymmetric competitionPathogen dynamicsInfection phenotypesSimilar fitnessTransmission phenotypeDisease vectorsTemperate regionsCompetitive interactionsTransmission advantagePathogen strainsPathogen persistenceBlack-legged tickCompetitive strainsPeromyscus leucopusWhite-footed miceHost
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Estimation of the Incidence of Lyme Disease
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