A Disconnect between the Neurospirochetoses in Humans and Rodent Models of Disease

Juan C. Garcia-Monco; Jorge L. Benach

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003288

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A Disconnect between the Neurospirochetoses in Humans and Rodent Models of Disease

Juan C. Garcia-Monco,

Affiliations Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America, Hospital de Galdacano, Vizcaya, Spain
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Jorge L. Benach

* E-mail: jbenach@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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A Disconnect between the Neurospirochetoses in Humans and Rodent Models of Disease

Juan C. Garcia-Monco,
Jorge L. Benach

Published: April 11, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003288

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Posted by jvinetz on 13 Apr 2013 at 19:17 GMT

This is a beautifully written, insightful, and appropriately directive set of pearls that will a most useful resource for students at all levels who wish to pursue new directions in spirochete biology. Thank you!

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