Genomic sequence of a Lyme disease spirochaete, Borrelia burgdorferi

Nature64.80
Volume: 390, Issue: 6660, Pages: 580 - 586
Published: Dec 11, 1997
Abstract
The genome of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi B31, the aetiologic agent of Lyme disease, contains a linear chromosome of 910,725 base pairs and at least 17 linear and circular plasmids with a combined size of more than 533,000 base pairs. The chromosome contains 853 genes encoding a basic set of proteins for DNA replication, transcription, translation, solute transport and energy metabolism, but, like Mycoplasma genitalium, it contains no...
Paper Details
Title
Genomic sequence of a Lyme disease spirochaete, Borrelia burgdorferi
Published Date
Dec 11, 1997
Journal
Volume
390
Issue
6660
Pages
580 - 586
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