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Fol. Biol. 2003, 49, 40-48

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2003049010040

Interaction of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato with Epstein-Barr Virus in Lymphoblastoid Cells

Dagmar Hulínská1, K. Roubalová2, J. Schramlová1

1National Reference Laboratory on Borreliosis, Electron Microscopy, National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic
2National Reference Laboratory on Herpesviridae, National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic

Received July 2002
Accepted October 2002

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