• Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks from Norway: evaluation of a PCR test targeting the chromosomal flaB gene 

      Jenkins, Andrew; Hvidsten, Dag; Matussek, Andreas; Lindgren, Per-Eric; Stuen, Snorre; Kristiansen, Bjørn-Erik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      A consensus TaqMan real-time PCR test targeting the chromosomal flaB gene of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato was constructed. The test was compared with a recently published generic Light Upon eXtension (LUX) 16S rRNA real-time PCR test (Wilhelmsson et al. in J Clin Microbiol 48:4169–4176, 2010) on material consisting of 242 Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from dogs and cats in Northern Norway (n = ...